Click Beetle

Natural Habitat

Typically found in soils, decaying wood, or under leaf litter; they frequently enter homes through cracks or around windows.

Diet & Feeding

Larvae (known as wireworms) eat plant roots or decaying organic matter. Adults typically feed on plant matter, nectar, or pollen.

Behavior Patterns

Notable for their clicking mechanism; when turned on their backs, they use a specialized prosternal spine to snap their bodies, propelling themselves into the air to right themselves or escape predators.

Risks & Benefits

Adults are generally harmless to humans but can be minor garden pests. Larvae (wireworms) can be significant agricultural pests by damaging the roots of cereal crops and vegetables.

Identified on: 3/9/2026