Plant and Bug ID

[skhan]

First up, this came out of my Pond Apple pot. I don't know if this is a pond apple though


I don't know what plant this is or if its even a fruit tree. It might just be a weed but i wanted to be sure before i pull it


Last one. I saw a few of these eating annona leaves (picture is on a starfruit leaf though). They don't seem to be doing much damage though.

[gunnar429]

I believe that is, indeed, Pond apple.  Can't help on the other pics.  Color of the weed in #2 reminded me of firebush, but the leaves look very different so I am not sure.

[skhan]

Thanks Jeff,

thats one down

[dwfl]

The bug is a june beetle. They're all over my cement slab/sliding glass door area at night time. They haven't been nearly as much of a pest as the Weevil at least for me

[gunnar429]

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2188583/night-dining-beetles

[dwfl]

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2188583/night-dining-beetles

Yessir, I see 5-10 of them every morning stuck in my water barrels by a light source. My cats swat/kill them too. However, I have not noticed any damage from them to any of my plants/trees over the past couple years. I've never even seen them on my plants (weevils on the other hand...). Maybe they feast on the yearly acacia or carrotwood tree in my neighbors yard when they aren't aimlessly flying into my sliding doors at night.

[Mike T]

Carabid beetle and there are some species that dom a little damage but they should be a serious or persistent pest.

[Cookie Monster]

The bug is known as cuban may beetle. They start off as giant ugly looking grubs that feed on grass roots. Twice a year you will see them, once in may and once in sept if memory serves. They can be a real problem -- even to the point of totally defoliating a tree that they are fond of. They tend to like plants in the sapoticaceous family.

But they are easy to get rid of: just delete your grass and after about 18 months, they will be gone. Oddly they don't travel very far, so even though your neighbors have grass, you can effectively eliminate the problem by just mulching over your lawn. That's what I did. Haven't seen them in years.

There are also grub control products that you can use. Milky spore could help? I haven't tried either though.

[Mike T]

A very similar beetle appears in the thousands every few years in my yard after rain and the chew the living ship out of guavas and relatives. They emerge from the yard itself, last just a few days and the humus eating larva are underground.