beetle
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The cuticular hydrocarbons have another function: they form a waxy barrier that prevents the beetle from drying out.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Although officials are only now reporting the arrival, they first found the beetle in Ventura County in the summer of 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
In 2024, the beetle was discovered in several canyons in Santa Clarita, putting it just 14 miles from the roughly 600,000 coast live oaks in the Santa Monica Mountains.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
The scientists next examined how these beetle defenses affect the fungus Beauveria bassiana.
From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026
“It’s related to the scarab beetle, which the ancient Egyptians worshipped as a symbol of the morning sun and the afterlife. Sometimes they wore it as jewelry.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
