beetle
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Japanese red elder plants protect their own survival by dropping fruits that contain Heterhelus beetle larvae.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
Once the beetle turns its own pheromones off, it can’t turn them back on.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
People can also volunteer to survey trees for signs of the dreaded beetle, allowing them to “do something instead of just worrying about it,” Nobua-Behrmann said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
Although officials are only now reporting the arrival, they first found the beetle in Ventura County in the summer of 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
“It’s related to the scarab beetle, which the ancient Egyptians worshipped as a symbol of the morning sun and the afterlife. Sometimes they wore it as jewelry.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
