May beetle
remain in the soil until the temperature is high enough to emerge. Finally, when the rains arrive, the adults are encouraged to emerge in order to copulate [...] of the plant, as the larvae only feed on root hairs and organic material during the first and second instars. When they move to the next stage, the larvae [...] which cause damage to crops, the most representative genus is the Phyllophaga . Given the external physical similarities between the adults and larvae of