Many readers asked about using nematodes for chafer control. Chemical companies have long been feeding us the ideology to treat the symptom (chafer grubs) with a product. Or as I like to call it, ...

Here’s a guide to the European chafer beetle’s year-round activity and what action you can take. January-March: Grubs feed on grass roots and begin moving closer to the surface of the ground. Raccoons ...

Chafer beetle infestation is destroying B.C. lawns, but here are some ways you can fight bac Does your lawn look as if someone just ran over it with a rototiller? Is the grass all churned up and ...

Q: Two years ago I put down milky spore disease to control a grub problem in the lawn. Since I applied it, I've read that it doesn't take care of all grubs. Last year, I didn't have a grub problem.

The hot, dry weather and restrictions on sprinkling lawns in Metro Vancouver are making it harder for homeowners to fight the chafer beetles infesting lawns across the region. Not only do chafer ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture placed the Lackawanna County Courthouse Square lawn under quarantine because of a beetle infestation. Edward Stubbs, district supervisor for the Pest Control ...

The Port Moody homeowner has tried everything legal — from cayenne pepper to nematodes. She feels let down by her lawn care company, the city and the empty promises that these pests can be kept in ...

New Zealand Journal of Ecology, Vol. 2 (1979), pp. 22-29 (8 pages) The Cromwell chafer, Prodontria lewisi, is a flightless chafer beetle whose natural range appears not to have been more than 500 ...