June Bugs!!!! My Dogs Will Not Stop Going After Them And Eating Them... - Page 2 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

mistyinca · 06-21-2007, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MaxwellHouse

I also thought june bugs are the green ones that get on roses. Maxwell is going after crickets and lightening bugs and it too icky for words when he catches them.

Those are definitely the Japanese beetles on the roses. They go after peach trees too. Last year was the first year my peach tree had tons of peaches on it. There were literally HUNDREDS

of those Japanese beetles swarming around it.

That problem is gone now, as I had the tree taken down

. I cannot deal with bugs like that!

TatumsMom · 06-21-2007, 05:55 AM

Oh yes, we are definitely having June bug issues right now and I have to say I HATE this time of the year because of them. We can not go out on our porch without getting attacked by them! I can handle all kinds of bugs but those things with their tickly legs really freak me out when they get on me. In fact, a couple nights ago our youngest daughter came running in our bedroom because after laying in bed for about 10 minutes, she felt a June bug crawling IN her nightgown! She had gone out on the porch right before going to bed to tell the cats good night and one had attached to her without her knowing! Uck!!

Our dogs like chasing them but I don't think they eat them. The little kitten that we are baby-sitting for my MIL is having a ball trying to catch them! I think the only reason the dog would throw up after eating them is because they ate too many. They aren't poisonous or anything.

And no, they are nothing like roaches but they are very annoying!!

medusa512 · 06-21-2007, 06:14 AM

i don't think they eat them on purpose. i think it's because they are fun to chase and make cool noises. i hate them too, so bumbling. they even get so bad if you open the dryer they go in there for the light.

and any sort of beetle may make them throw up a little bit. maybe they aren't chewing them up and swallowing them whole and when they gag it, they have some extra come out.

txshopper73 · 06-21-2007, 06:27 AM

Mine aren't satisfied until they each get to eat a couple before bed time. They cruch on them like they're Lays Potato Chips.

SharonKay · 06-21-2007, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by mistyinca

Thank you for hte pictures. I have a relative who swears what june bugs are are those green metallic Japanese Beetles. I say, "no, those are Japanese beetles, June bugs are those ugly little brown things that appear in June and stay until about the 4th of July." Ewwwy..

They have been clinging to my patio screen lately. They try to kill me every time I take Chloe out to potty in the evening.

Grub worms turn in to June bugs, after they ruin your grass. they eat the roots of your grass and kill it. We haven't had any June bugs yet.

SharonKay · 06-21-2007, 06:52 AM

[QUOTE=SharonKay;1188085]Grub worms turn in to June bugs, after they ruin your grass. they eat the roots of your grass and kill it. We haven't had any June bugs yet. When we see June bugs they are flying over the grass and around lights. Years ago our baby liked locusts, and I asked vet, he said they were a delicacy.

mistyinca · 06-21-2007, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by txshopper73

Mine aren't satisfied until they each get to eat a couple before bed time. They cruch on them like they're Lays Potato Chips.

Lays Potato Chips?!

Oh no you di' n't!!

JillandJack · 06-21-2007, 07:18 AM

My Jilly loves to play with any kind of bug crawling within her space. Right now it is June bugs. She toss them in the air or flips them on their backs so they are motionless except for their feet. Quite funny to watch. I haven't seen her eat any yet. I have attached a picture of her when she was a puppy playing with a bug.

BubblPopElectrc · 06-21-2007, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mistyinca

Thank you for hte pictures. I have a relative who swears what june bugs are are those green metallic Japanese Beetles. I say, "no, those are Japanese beetles, June bugs are those ugly little brown things that appear in June and stay until about the 4th of July." Ewwwy..

They have been clinging to my patio screen lately. They try to kill me every time I take Chloe out to potty in the evening.

That's what I thought they were as well. I guess it's kind of a generic name.

jp4m2 · 06-21-2007, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JillandJack

My Jilly loves to play with any kind of bug crawling within her space. Right now it is June bugs. She toss them in the air or flips them on their backs so they are motionless except for their feet. Quite funny to watch. I haven't seen her eat any yet. I have attached a picture of her when she was a puppy playing with a bug.

Isn't that a cicada your yorkie has???

Yorkiedaze · 06-21-2007, 09:15 AM

I grew up in WV. and we had June bugs that were the size of a nickle and are a metallic green. As kids we use to tie a string to one of the back legs and let them fly around and around.

tjdmom · 06-21-2007, 01:12 PM

I always thought June bugs were the giant gross scary beetle looking things like the size of the palm of your hand maybe not quite as round. Anyways, all I have to say is yuck yuck yuck!!

margaritaville · 06-21-2007, 01:13 PM

Sissy loves any bug that flies. You should see her take to the air and catch flies!

mistyinca · 06-21-2007, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jp4m2

Isn't that a cicada your yorkie has???

That's what I think it is...eeewww!!!

Thank God we don't have those here...do we?

mistyinca · 06-21-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

I grew up in WV. and we had June bugs that were the size of a nickle and are a metallic green. As kids we use to tie a string to one of the back legs and let them fly around and around.

Nope...those are Japanese beetles...

http://www.cirrusimage.com/Beetles/j...beetle_001.jpg

June bugs are smaller and brown...

http://www.cirrusimage.com/Beetles/June_bug_med.jpg

They both come out in Summer. June bugs come out in June and are often gone by mid July. Japanese beetles start off as grubs in your lawn and hatch out about the time the June bugs go away...they stay until around August or September. They both gross me out!

06-21-2007, 05:55 AM	#17
TatumsMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX Posts: 2,799	Oh yes, we are definitely having June bug issues right now and I have to say I HATE this time of the year because of them. We can not go out on our porch without getting attacked by them! I can handle all kinds of bugs but those things with their tickly legs really freak me out when they get on me. In fact, a couple nights ago our youngest daughter came running in our bedroom because after laying in bed for about 10 minutes, she felt a June bug crawling IN her nightgown! She had gone out on the porch right before going to bed to tell the cats good night and one had attached to her without her knowing! Uck!! Our dogs like chasing them but I don't think they eat them. The little kitten that we are baby-sitting for my MIL is having a ball trying to catch them! I think the only reason the dog would throw up after eating them is because they ate too many. They aren't poisonous or anything. And no, they are nothing like roaches but they are very annoying!! __________________ ~ Angie

06-21-2007, 06:27 AM	#19
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	Mine aren't satisfied until they each get to eat a couple before bed time. They cruch on them like they're Lays Potato Chips. __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley

06-21-2007, 07:18 AM	#23
JillandJack Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cheesehead Land Posts: 1,127 Blog Entries: 1	My Bug Lover! My Jilly loves to play with any kind of bug crawling within her space. Right now it is June bugs. She toss them in the air or flips them on their backs so they are motionless except for their feet. Quite funny to watch. I haven't seen her eat any yet. I have attached a picture of her when she was a puppy playing with a bug. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jack Jilly Bean *Who Needs A Doorbell When They Have A Yorkie!!!*

06-21-2007, 01:13 PM	#28
margaritaville Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: west long branch, n.j. Posts: 4,457	Sissy loves any bug that flies. You should see her take to the air and catch flies! __________________ Joan, Bubba and Sissy-BEWARE OF PUPPY MILLS breathe in, breathe out, move on -jb

06-21-2007, 06:14 AM	#18
medusa512 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 530	i don't think they eat them on purpose. i think it's because they are fun to chase and make cool noises. i hate them too, so bumbling. they even get so bad if you open the dryer they go in there for the light. and any sort of beetle may make them throw up a little bit. maybe they aren't chewing them up and swallowing them whole and when they gag it, they have some extra come out.

06-21-2007, 06:52 AM	#21
SharonKay Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Amarillo, Texas Posts: 10	[QUOTE=SharonKay;1188085]Grub worms turn in to June bugs, after they ruin your grass. they eat the roots of your grass and kill it. We haven't had any June bugs yet. When we see June bugs they are flying over the grass and around lights. Years ago our baby liked locusts, and I asked vet, he said they were a delicacy.

06-21-2007, 09:15 AM	#26
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	I grew up in WV. and we had June bugs that were the size of a nickle and are a metallic green. As kids we use to tie a string to one of the back legs and let them fly around and around.

06-21-2007, 01:12 PM	#27
tjdmom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 5,847	I always thought June bugs were the giant gross scary beetle looking things like the size of the palm of your hand maybe not quite as round. Anyways, all I have to say is yuck yuck yuck!!