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Identifying fig beetle on Fig Tree
Large, metallic green beetle with a bronze-edged body, often seen flying noisily around ripening fruit in summer.
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Life cycle
Larvae (large white grubs) develop in compost or rich soil over a year; adults emerge in summer to feed and mate.
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Damage to Fig Tree
Adults feed on ripe and overripe figs and other soft fruit, enlarging wounds started by birds or splitting; larvae feed on decaying organic matter in soil and compost, rarely harming living roots.
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How to treat fig beetle on Fig Tree
Pick ripe fruit promptly. Use traps baited with fruit juice away from the tree. Net trees if damage is severe.
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Preventing fig beetle on Fig Tree
Harvest fruit as soon as ripe and remove fallen or split fruit that attracts adults.