Over the past decade, invasive European chafer beetles have taken hold in Western Washington. Crows, racoons and other animals are tearing up lawns in search of them.

Chafer grubs are the larvae of large, flying beetles. There are several species, collectively known as chafers. The grubs live in the soil, feeding on plant roots. Damage to lawns first appears as ...

The heat is on — or was. A Fourth of July weekend with temperatures eclipsing 90 degrees has set into motion all sorts of outdoor activity. Tomato plants are flourishing, pumpkin vines are growing a ...

Autumn is an ideal time to repair worn-out lawns before winter arrives, and damage caused by seasonal pests is just one thing to look out for. Chafer grubs and leather jackets are a particular problem ...

At the end of the year, visitors will have an opportunity to try out white chafer grubs, salted fried Chu U crabs, Tra Cuon cylindrical glutinous rice cake… Fried white chafer grubs. When the monsoon ...

Q: I applied milky spore a couple of years ago, four times during the year and always just before a rain storm. This past fall, grubs made a feast of my lawn. Has anyone else run into this, despite ...

Every lawn has its day, to borrow a phrase, and the lawns of the North Shore are in for a rude awakening with the arrival of the European chafer. First found in New Westminster in 2001 and later in ...

A new article explains the biology of white grubs, also known as masked chafers, and discusses options for managing them. White grubs, commonly known as masked chafers, are fat, cream-colored, ...

It’s whitish and squishy, it lurks in dark places, and it may be coming to a lawn near you. Maybe it’s already there. If sections of your grass are brown and dead or your turf looks Roto-tilled, ...

Having a garden is a beautiful thing, isn’t it? It’s linked to better physical and mental health, it can smell amazing, and, if managed correctly, it looks beautiful too. But like all of life’s joys, ...

Chafer grubs will gradually move throughout the Lower Mainland wherever lawns are grown - it is an inevitability. But, as one reader told me, "I have removed lots of lawn and turned it into beds or ...

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