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From: sandy@wjvax
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: HUGE black beetle
Message-ID: <691@wjvax>
Date: Fri, 25-Apr-86 03:28:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Apr 25 03:28:00 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 14-May-86 06:23:02 EDT
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The other day I was watering a tree and I saw this huge black beetle
come out of the bushes.  It was about 2 inches by 1-1/2 with a black
shiny shell.  It looked like the smaller black beetles that I normally
see around only it was much bigger.  Does anyone know what this beetle
is?  And is it harmful to the garden?  Is it the famed "japanese beetle"
that other posters have been talking about in net.garden?