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Chafer Grubs in Lawns. The Larvae of the Chafer Beetle.
Chafer Grubs in lawns. The larvae - grub - of the chafer beetle can do
considerable damage to lawns, as it lives it's life under the turf - eating away
at the grass roots.
The Chafer grub feed on the roots of the lawn turf during
spring and summer. Whilst not as much of a problem as Leatherjackets, they can
still leave the lawn with several dead patches.
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Small brown patches of turf, which can easily be pulled
away are the tell-tale signs of the chafer grubs in lawns, together with birds
pecking down into the lawn. Starlings, crows and magpies in the main,
together with a few animals such as foxes and moles which scratch into the
lawn in search of this juicy morsel! In light soil
areas, the chafer grubs can be controlled by rolling the lawn in spring -
this crushes them. However, this should not be carried out in heavy soil
areas.
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Nemasys - is a biological control - will kill the grubs, but they can also be killed
off with Provado Lawn pest treatment which will be avaiable from any good garden
centre.
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More damage is done by predators scratching at the lawn
than by the grub itself. However, the yellow spots in the lawn are unsightly in well
maintained lawns. Isolated spots can be dug up with a daisy grubber in order
to find the grubs, then
carefully eased back after disposing of the grub - which is normally a few
inches under the turf.
The Chafer grub in the image is well
advanced. Younger grubs will not have the legs formed as in this image.
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