Your fall plant primer • The native Foothills Palo Verde tree serves as a "nurse plant" for saguaro cacti, providing nitrogen-rich leaf/seedpod/blossom litter to the ground, shade in summer and ...

Palo verde beetles are commonly found in regions with arid or semi-arid climates, including Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California.

Palo verde beetles are big, reaching 2 to 4 inches in length when fully grown, with wings and long antennae, and are brown or black in color. While scary looking, these bugs don't bite or sting ...

Adult palo verde beetles, on the other hand, do not eat much. They emerge from the soil primarily to mate and lay eggs. Their short adult lifespan is focused on reproduction rather than feeding.