White Grubs
(Family Scarabaeidae)

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Three-Year Grub Adults
or May/June Beetles
(Phyllophaga spp.)
Three-Year White Grub
(Phyllophaga spp.)
Rastral Hair Pattern of
Three-Year White Grub
(Phyllophaga spp.)
Annual White Grub Adult
or Masked Chafer
(Cyclocephala spp.)
Annual White Grub
(Cyclocephala spp.)
Rastral Hair Pattern of
Annual White Grub
(Cyclocephala spp.)
White Grub Damage to
Roots of Corn Seedlings