OMG, it's a dad burn beatle ..... ummm, beetle

OMG, it is a harmful beetle

By rebelann1949

@rebelann (114606)

El Paso, Texas

September 6, 2025 10:43am CST

Well, thanks to @bobkevin9468 on Youtube I have the answer to the mysterious bug. It is a Lampetis drummondi, not the kind of kritter I want on my property. I recently lost the oldest pine tree on my property and now I'm worried that there are more of these here that could kill the rest of my trees, I really don't have that many trees and I don't want to lose any of them.

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@arunima25 (92289)

• Bangalore, India

6 Sep

Oh! It hurts my heart to think of loosing any tree or plants. I hope that it doesn't happen.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Sep

I feel the same way. I have lost one tree already, hopefully I will not lose another

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@arunima25 (92289)

• Bangalore, India

3h

@rebelann Let's hope and pray

@Tampa_girl7 (53361)

• United States

6 Sep

Maybe there is a way to get rid of them.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Sep

Hopefully I can find a natural remedy to use.

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@Tampa_girl7 (53361)

• United States

6 Sep

@rebelann I hope so.

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@Juliaacv (54813)

• Canada

6 Sep

When I read the first post yesterday, and saw the clip, I initially thought it to be a beatle, but what appeared to be wings threw me off that I almost thought it a wasp of some sort.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Sep

It did have wings but it could not fly.

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@LadyDuck (483053)

• Italy

21h

Not a nice critter and I hope they will stay out of your garden.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

20h

True. I have the feeling the one I found had a mate and there could be eggs somewhere in the tree that was cut down.

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@LadyDuck (483053)

• Italy

19h

@rebelann I hope there are no eggs. I noticed wasps flying outside close to the top of our balcony, I have to check they are not building a large nest.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

18h

I will pray there is no wasp nest. I have found that if you mix peppermint & vinegar together and spray the area they usually will go away just make sure you do that at night when they are not flying around. If they leave but you still have the nest just leave it there because it will keep other wasps from invading.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (65929)

• Centralia, Washington

6 Sep

County Extension Office or Master Gardeners.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Sep

Oh yes, that is a very good idea, thanks

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@porwest (107116)

• United States

20h

Yay! Mystery solved! I have to admit, that's an interesting looking critter. Probably not best to have around, but interesting to look at, nonetheless. I have never seen one of these before.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

18h

From what I read they are resistant to most toxic insecticides ..... I don't use poisons to control pests or weeds ..... so I hope I can find a natural remedy that might kill them. Tomorrow I'll call the extension agency to see what they know about them.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

20h

Thanks. Yeah, it was interesting but now I'm worried there might be more of them and the few trees I have will be at risk. Deserts don't have a lot of vegetation so I'm surprised it's here given the sparse vegetation my desert has.

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@porwest (107116)

• United States

18h

@rebelann Not sure if there is a way to control them.

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@GardenGerty (165676)

• United States

6 Sep

So it is a tree eating beetle. I am glad you found out.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

7 Sep

Yes, unfortunately. Now the problem is how to rid myself of these creatures without using pesticides, I'm hoping to find a natural way to get rid of them.

@celticeagle (179453)

• Boise, Idaho

12h

Oh, no. I wouldn't want this bug around at all. I enjoy the healthy trees outside my window. I hope they are eradicated from your area in a hurry.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

11h

Thanks, I hope so as well.

Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (65929)

• Centralia, Washington

6 Sep

I do like its blue color. I wonder if its male or female? Eggs somewhere??

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Sep

Hopefully it's a male and no females are around, that at least would solve part of the problem

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@JudyEv (362438)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Sep

Gosh, I hope you don't have more of these but I guess it's very possible.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

7 Sep

That is my hope as well.

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@Traceyjayne (4973)

• United Kingdom

14h

I would not want that in my house either ….

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

14h

Neither would I. Thankfully it was in my front lawn

Yuleima Gutierrez

@YuleimaVzla (1872)

• Maracaibo, Venezuela

6 Sep

Whatever it is, regardless of its species, if it is toxic, you must remove it from your gardens, as it will end up as a plague on your plants. You must remove it and release it somewhere else.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Sep

You are correct but unfortunately it was gone when I went back outside to look for it.

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Yuleima Gutierrez

@YuleimaVzla (1872)

• Maracaibo, Venezuela

5h

@rebelann I hope there are no more of them or at least that they haven't left any eggs or larvae or I don't know what that insect leaves but that it doesn't leave any traces. I think you should go back and look from time to time. Looking sideways in your garden to see if you can get it again, maybe it must be camouflaged.

@LindaOHio (200064)

• United States

20h

Lenore had a good suggestion.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

20h

She sure did. They'll be open Monday so I'll call them then.

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@cabuyogty (4349)

• Philippines

16h

This beetle is beautiful and it has good shades of it's skin color.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

15h

That is true and it kills trees

@AmbiePam (102573)

• United States

6 Sep

Oh…that didn’t turn out well at all. I’m sorry.

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@rebelann (114606)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Sep

Thanks. Yeah, I hope to find a natural way to be rid of them.

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