Tag Archives: Chafer Beetle

The cockchafer, also called the chafer beetle or May bug, is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family Scarabaeidae.

Chafer beetles in lawns

Once abundant throughout Europe is was once a major pest to arable crop farmland. It was nearly eradicated in the middle of the 20th century through extensive pesticides use. Since an increase in regulation of pest control, its numbers have started to grow again.

Chafer beetles can be a pest in lawns. In large numbers they can eat their way through the roots of grass and the lawn can be severely damaged. If a badger or fox find these grubs in a lawn, the damage caused can be severe.

Find out more about these beetles in these blog pages.

Video: Digging up Chafer Grubs

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In the middle of December 2017 I received a call from a customer who was very concerned about the state of her lawn. There had been a great deal of damage caused by birds and a fox. Also large areas of the lawn had sustained damaged and the whole area looked a mess. As soon as I arrived… Read More »

Chafer grub identification and control in your lawn

In previous blogs I have looked at what is a chafer grub and the life cycle of the chafer beetle. In this post I’ll be looking at how to identify chafer grubs, and what you can do to control them in your lawn. Chafer grub damage to look for … Before considering a remedial treatment, you need to… Read More »

What is a chafer grub?

A chafer grub is the larval stage of a chafer beetle. They are white C-shaped grubs with a brown head and 3 pairs of legs at the front of their body. Chafer beetles are the common name for one of many species of Scarabaeidae flying beetles in the UK. The adults beetles emerge from their pupa in the ground… Read More »