Which term describes the immature stage of May or June beetles?

Which term describes the immature stage of May or June beetles?

• A. Wireworms
• B. White grubs
• C. Cutworms
• D. Sowbugs

Answer: (B)

May and June beetles belong to scarab beetles, and their immature stage lives in the soil as white grubs. These grubs are C-shaped, creamy white with a brown head, and they feed on the roots of grasses and other plants. That root-feeding, soil-dwelling larval form is what is meant by the immature stage for these beetles. Other listed larvae look different and live differently: wireworms are slender, hard-bodied larvae of click beetles; cutworms are moth larvae that often cut seedlings at the soil surface; sowbugs are crustaceans (not insects) that live in damp, sheltered spots.

May and June beetles belong to scarab beetles, and their immature stage lives in the soil as white grubs. These grubs are C-shaped, creamy white with a brown head, and they feed on the roots of grasses and other plants. That root-feeding, soil-dwelling larval form is what is meant by the immature stage for these beetles. Other listed larvae look different and live differently: wireworms are slender, hard-bodied larvae of click beetles; cutworms are moth larvae that often cut seedlings at the soil surface; sowbugs are crustaceans (not insects) that live in damp, sheltered spots.