Mesquite beetles by the entrance to the pool. They like the white light blubs.

Mesquite beetle landing on a paper napkin.

Mesquite beetle attracted to the white light at the entrance to the pool. The camera is on a slow shutter speed.

Mesquite beetle sitting a wall at the entrance to the pool.

Mesquite beetles on the wall just outside of the pool.

Mesquite beetle on the side of a wall at the entrance of the pool during the daytime.

Hundreds of mesquite beetle, some alive others dead in the swimming pool at night.

Mesquite beetle on the wallway to the entrance to the pool area.

Mesquite beetle on the sidewalk at the entrance to the pool area.

Mesquite beetle on the side of the wall at the entrance of the pool area.

Mesquite beetles flying by the lite at the entrance of the pool.

Mesquite beetle on the wall at the entrance of the poop area.

Mesquite gridler eggs (L), mesquite gridler to the right .

Mesquite eggs at the end of where the mesquite gridler cut around the branch. The brown end will fall off with some of the eggs. If these branches are picked up there will be less mesquite gridlers.

Male and female mesquite gridler. The male has the longer antennas.

Male and female mesquite gridler. The male has the longer antennas.

Male and female mesquite gridler. The male has the longer antennas.

Mesquite gridler looking for a place to lay eggs.

Male and female mesquite gridler. The male has the longer antennas.

Female mesquite gridler chews rings around the small branches to lay their eggs. This one doesn't have eggs.

The dead branches on the mesquite tree are dead from the mesquite gridlers chewing rings around the small ends of the branches for laying their eggs. The dead ends will later fall off. Some people look at the mesquite gridler as tree trimmers. After laying the eggs, they will die and the eggs will hatch 7 yrs later. That will be the time the mesquite gridlers will be back. Their life time is from Aug. to Oct.