Green June Beetle on Peach
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Green June beetle (Cotinis nitida) adults are about 1 inch long with dull metallic green wings and bronze-to-yellow margins on head and sides. Undersides are shiny green. Larvae are creamcolored, up to 2 inches long, crescent-shaped, and project legs upward when moving. Adults feed on ripe and overripe fruit, causing extensive surface damage; they are often present in large numbers.
Green June beetle adult with damage to fruit.
(Photo: Ric Bessin, University of Kentucky)
Green June beetle larva.
(Photo: Ric Bessin, University of Kentucky)
Management:
- Apply insecticides with short pre-harvest interval (PHI) just before and during harvest.
