Abal-abal
June 12, 2002
(June 12, 2002 to July 27, 2002)
Anomala Albopelosa
ábal. abal-abal – a kind of brown, burrowing June beetle or June bug. Many people eat it. Abal-abal
May beetles, locally known as “abal-abal” come out from the soil in May after the early rains have softened the ground. The season lasts for two weeks. During the “abal-abal” season, beetle hunters gather near the sandy soil of the riverbanks where the beetles abound.