We have a different variety here in the desert. They're shiny black and when threatened stick their backsides up in the air preparing to spray you like a skunk. They don't bother anything and the chickens love to dig up their larvae, which are fat and juicy. I grew up calling them "Pinacates", their Mexican Spanish name. The old folks believe it's very bad ju-ju to kill one, we leave them alone as they're never many in number. Japanese Beetles, on the other hand, are dying on the porches in hordes this time of year. The chickens clean them up too. Good chickens!

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