Among the beetle species in Arkansas, the Japanese beetle is one of the biggest, not native but invasive, arriving here in the 1990s. When it comes to destructive beetles, the southern pine beetle, and ips beetle species top the list being hazardous to pine trees. The carpet beetle species, and others of the skin beetle family like the odd and larder beetles, alongcol3 the drugstore beetles are notable house pests.
Largest Beetles: Japanese Beetle, Green June Beetle, Eastern Hercules Beetle, American Burying Beetles
Smallest Beetles: Varied Carpet Beetle, Drugstore Beetle, Foreign Grain Beetle
Most Common Beetles: Japanese Beetle, Green June Beetle, Varied Carpet Beetle
• American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
