Then you have one of the native scarab or June beetle types. Lots of species of these, so no way to know which one from here. The Japanese beetles are in this general group, so they have a resemblence. ---------- >From: Ron Hay <ronhay@pacbell.net> >To: gardeners@globalgarden.com >Subject: Re: [gardeners] Speaking of insects... >Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2001, 5:19 PM > >No, Lon, I have seen Japanese beetles; but this one is about three times >the size of any Japanese beetle I have ever seen. > > >Ron > > >