How to Use beetle in a Sentence

beetle

1 of 2 noun

• The beetles lay their eggs on oaks.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
• Pluck the beetles by hand (wear gloves) and drop them in.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
• These small black beetles chew holes in leaves and stunt the plants.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
• The beetle, named for six gold spots that adorn its back, doesn’t fly far.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
• Where is the beetle going with it?
  — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
• The ant’s mandibles gaped open and prepared to seize the beetle.
  — Quanta Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
• On the other hand, all three are species of slime-mold beetle.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• Spiders are known for their eight legs, while beetles have hard shells.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• These tiny black beetles chew holes in leaves and their larvae feed on roots.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
• Don't smash or try to trap the beetles, which can attract more of them.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
• The beetles can fly more than a quarter-mile in search of a new host tree.
  — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
• Can lady beetles harm your home?
  — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
• The beetles can then fly out of the trap and spread the spores through mating.
  — Cole Premo, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
• Flea beetles may be black, brown, bronze, or have white or yellow stripes.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
• Why are there so many beetles in North Texas right now?
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
• This is damage caused by a small beetle called a black twig borer.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 May 2020
• The beetle has a one-year life cycle but spends most of its life in the soil as a grub.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
• Keep an eye out for critters like lizards and June beetles, too.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
• Do this in the morning when the beetles are less active.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
• When do Asian lady beetles come out?
  — Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
• Once pine beetles infect a tree, nothing can be done to save it.
  — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
• And this time, the pine beetle is showing up in ponderosa pine.
  — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
• What do the invasive beetles do to ash trees?
  — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
• The beetles killed up to 90% of trees in some of those areas.
  — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
• Adult beetles feed on seedlings in early spring, which often kills the tiny plant.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
• It's even been said that finding one of these beetles in your home signals good luck.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
• López joined in for a few moves, then strutted to the ring wearing beetle-green gloves.
  — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
• The beetles will fall onto the fabric.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
• Flea beetles are tiny pests that feed on a variety of garden plants.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
• Named for its host plant, this native striped beetle can chew leaf holes as both an adult and a larva.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023

beetle

2 of 2 verb

• Persistent drought has led to beetle infestations in the state’s ponderosa and piñon pine forests.
  — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
• Jonathan Carver, suggest the name may also refer to beetle larvae emerging from thawing tree bark.
  — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
• After laying a single egg inside the female puts some paralyzed caterpillars and beetle larvae which the larva will eat.
  — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
• Warmer temperatures, beetle outbreaks, and an invasive fungus have killed half the population of the sacred trees since the 1990s.
  — Ellis Juhlin, NPR, 18 May 2026
• The reason is that beetle infestations within storage areas cause the agricultural products to become inedible.
  — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
• For one thing, beetle colonies span all life stages and hence require complex containment; superworm cleaning only requires the larval stage, which lasts 10–12 weeks compared to just five to seven weeks for the beetles.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026