Just another bug identification !!

Miked1988 · Dec 25, 2019

Found this little.. well it was pretty big compared to the other bugs I’ve had to deal with this grow.. but it’s definitely a flyer even though you can’t really see the wings.. landed right in front of me before I captured it in a glass but it’s been flying all day so I was playing cat and mouse with this little fucker.. any help is appreciated thanks!!!

ps the pictures are bad I know best I could do it’s in a glass jar so the reflection kept glaring

Madbud · Dec 25, 2019

Some kind of click beetle, melanotus?

Miked1988 · Dec 25, 2019

Madbud said:
Some kind of click beetle, melanotus?

That was my first guess some sort of beetle.. but I never saw one with wings ( I know some cock roaches have wings) but I know it’s not a roach.. thank god lol.. would beetles be considered a pest or a beneficial bug when it comes to cannabis?

Madbud · Dec 25, 2019

Miked1988 said:
That was my first guess some sort of beetle.. but I never saw one with wings ( I know some cock roaches have wings) but I know it’s not a roach.. thank god lol.. would beetles be considered a pest or a beneficial bug when it comes to cannabis?

The beetles are safe but in their grub state they feed on roots and decaying matter. Probably not a problem.

Miked1988 · Dec 26, 2019

Madbud said:
The beetles are safe but in their grub state they feed on roots and decaying matter. Probably not a problem.

Ok good to know thanks man I appreciate it

Seraphine · Dec 26, 2019

Looks like a billbug. Specifically, the Phoenix billbug. They are a pest of certain turf grass species in the southwest. A clearer picture would help. Likely not a pest of cannabis.

scyncegrown · Dec 26, 2019

That for sure is a Weevil not sure what kind from the photo. Pretty common

Seraphine · Dec 26, 2019

I was debating between a weevil and a billbug. Weevils tend to be more long and narrow and billbug are more oval and a bit wider. Some weevils can have long snouts and billbugs all have long snouts. I’d need to see a clear picture of it’s body markings and/segments/overall shape/morphology to make sure.

scyncegrown · Dec 26, 2019

Seraphine said:
I was debating between a weevil and a billbug. Weevils tend to be more long and narrow and billbug are more oval and a bit wider. Some weevils can have long snouts and billbugs all have long snouts. I’d need to see a clear picture of it’s body markings and/segments/overall shape/morphology to make sure.

Yeah I was leaning Weevil just due to that first shot and Antenne location but Billbug would be my second thought for sure.

Seraphine · Dec 26, 2019

I think you’re right. The antennae on weevils are further down on their “snout” and the vertex (the part of the antennae that is bent) of the antennae of a weevil is more pointed up and a billbug’s is more pointed down.

Just another bug identification !!

Just another bug identification !!

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