European chafer grubs are hard to distinguish from Japanese beetle grubs — both are white, C-shaped soil dwellers. Once they emerge as adult beetles, the difference is noticeable.

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota’s first sighting of an invasive European chafer beetle was recently reported by a South Minneapolis resident after noticing large swarms of beetles in the homeowner’s yard.

Adult chafer beetles are about a half-inch long and tan in color, similar to “June bugs” commonly found in Minnesota in early summer but generally a bit smaller and lighter in color. They ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture said Monday that the European chafer beetle has been found in the state for the first time. The insect can cause major damage to turf grass, according to MDA.

Milky spore is a disease that's effective only against the Japanese beetle grub. If your damage is due to the grub of the masked chafer beetle -- also fairly common -- that would explain why your ...

Signs of chafer grubs and leather jackets Experts at garden retailer ProKleen said: "Your lawn will start to look noticeably sparse, or it may appear blotchy and yellow before disappearing ...

Holotrichia parallela, the large black chafer beetle, is a serious agricultural pest in Asia. The beetles have an unusual mating strategy, with females emerging every other night and releasing a ...

Another thing the chafer beetle doesn't like is white clover. Burnaby is experimenting with mixing white clover into grassy areas to see if it will keep the lawn-destroying beetle at bay.

Flower chafer beetles, also known as Christmas beetles, are the shape, size and colour of a peanut and are attracted to light at night. AS the weather begins to warm up, you may notice an invasion ...

Holotrichia parallela, the large black chafer beetle, is a serious agricultural pest in Asia. The beetles have an unusual mating strategy, with females emerging every other night and releasing a ...

Minnesota’s first sighting of an invasive European chafer beetle was recently reported by a South Minneapolis resident after noticing large swarms of beetles in the homeowner’s yard. Officials ...