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What is the European chafer?
The larval stage of the European chafer is a grub that feeds on the roots of many plants, but prefers the fibrous roots of turf grasses. Grubs have a soft, white, C-shaped bodies with tan or brown heads and three pairs of prominent, long le... Read More »
Source: http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/cityhall/departments/engnrn/engnrn_...
What is the lifecycle of the European chafer?
The European chafer completes its life cycle in one year. The adult chafer beetles swarm in conspicuous mating flights on warm evenings in late June and early July. The beetles fly to tall objects, usually trees or other vertical structures... Read More »
Source: http://www.city.whiterock.bc.ca/2005Parks/European-Chafer.html
What is the life cycle of the European chafer?
The European chafer completes its life cycle in one year. The adult chafer beetles swarm in conspicuous mating flights on warm evenings in late June and early July. The beetles fly to tall objects, usually trees or other vertical structures... Read More »
Source: http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/cityhall/departments/engnrn/engnrn_...
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European Chafer
(n.) Scarab beetle, Amphimallon majalis
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Besides the obvious answer, it was first discovered in BC in New Westminster in 2001. An infested shipment to a nursery is believed to be the source and it has been spreading west ever since. The fall of 2009 areas along from Cambie Street ...
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Source: http://chafercontrol.com/faq.php
According to the study, the most effective biological control measure was the nematode (or roundworm) Heterorhabditis bacteriophora - a natively occurring species that has been used successfully in BC to control other pests. The H. bacteri...
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Source: http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/cityhall/departments/engnrn/engnrn_...
Many City of Burnaby residents have sought creative and long-term solutions for making their landscapes 'chafer-resistant'. In south Burnaby, several residents have established low-growing groundcovers (eg. clover) and wildflowers in some ...
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Source: http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/cityhall/departments/engnrn/engnrn_...
Weather conditions can have an effect on turf health and vigour which indirectly affects grub damage. Grubs feeding in spring and fall do not cause visible damage as the temperatures are cooler and root growth by the turf grasses is more ac...
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Source: http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/cityhall/departments/engnrn/engnrn_...
Since 2005, the City has treated public lands affected by the European chafer across the north, central and south Burnaby. Between 2005 and 2009, the City applied a biological treatment to the majority of these sites to combat future infest...
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Source: http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/cityhall/departments/engnrn/engnrn_...
Lawns in Metro Vancouver are still being damaged by European chafer beetles.The problem will again be more noticeable this month as raccoons tear up turf in search of chafer grubs, which are slowly burrowing deep into the roots of grass for...
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Source: http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/inthegarden/arch...
