European Chafer Destroys Lawns in Vancouver

European Chafer in Vancouver from Michael Levenston on Vimeo.
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Lawns are being dug up all over the east side of Vancouver by birds and animals looking for the fat grubs of the European Chafer Beetle. Maria goes out to look at a boulevard where crows are having breakfast on someone’s no-longer-perfect lawn. She makes some suggestions for homeowners – they can use nematodes to help control the pest, or find an alternative to grass. How about vegetables?

Chafer Information:

City of Burnaby link.

City of New Westminster link.

UBC Botanical Garden Forum link.

Chafer Beetle: Defending your turf
Article by Steve Whysall, 2006-03 link.