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Definition of June beetle

1. Noun. Any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc..

Lexicographical Neighbors of June Beetle

Literary usage of June beetle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Fruit Insects by Mark Vernon Slingerland, Cyrus Richard Crosby (1914)
"Fla. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 61, pp. 492^198. 1902. THE GREEN JUNE-BEETLE ... The green June beetle resting on earthen Or 'CSS ln ..."

2. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1907)
"His observations refer to the May beetle (June beetle), the larva of which is so destructive underground to young pine plantations. ..."

3. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1877)
"... which injure the roots and stalks of cereals, the grass on lawns is often killed in patches by the white grub or larva of the June beetle (Lach- ..."

4. Report (1913)
"During the summer of 1912, the larvae of the June beetle, ... This disease may be transmitted characteristically to larvae of the Southern US June beetle, ..."

5. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1905)
"... is therefore a very suitable one for investigation and should undoubtedly be most thoroughly studied from every point of view. THE.GREEN June beetle. ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
"During the summer of 1912, the larvae of the June beetle, ... may be transmitted characteristically to lame of the southern United States June beetle, ..."

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