Over the past two weeks I've noticed green beetles in my parents lawn. They're about an inch long and almost as round. I haven't been able to take a picture of them due to the fact that one of our two dogs ussually eats them before i can capture/grap/photograph them... They haven't made either of my dogs sick, but they're burrowing near on of our gardens and I'm afraid for the
flowers. Also alot of black birds have been hanging out near the spot where the beatles are and I don't want my dogs to get fleas!!!
So what I need to know is what the heck these things are, and how to get rid of them. Although I'm not to thrilled about using pestisides becuase of my dogs. I live in southern Ontario (if that helps).