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

The cuticular hydrocarbons have another function: they form a waxy barrier that prevents the beetle from drying out.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

In 2024, the beetle was discovered in several canyons in Santa Clarita, putting it just 14 miles from the roughly 600,000 coast live oaks in the Santa Monica Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Still, the beetle continued its march in the county.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

“Dung beetle, dung beetle, you must be afeared, so far from your dung,” they chanted.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman