Chafer Beetle

• Japanese beetle invades Vancouver and it’s worse than the chafer beetle

  Officials say the Japanese beetle is a bigger problem than the chafer beetle.

  Environment

  May 25, 2018
  
• Metro Vancouver’s cold snap likely not enough to kill off chafer beetle

  When the several centimetres of snow covering most of Metro Vancouver lawns melts away, many residents will be reminded once again of the pesky European chafer beetle.

  Environment

  Jan 7, 2017
  
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• Chafer beetles to be targeted in Vancouver

  The Vancouver parks board hopes a microscopic champion will win the fight against a pest chewing through the city's grass boulevards, lawns and playing fields.

  Environment

  Jul 28, 2016
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• Port Coquitlam Cemetary torn up by animals looking for chafer beetles

  The grass at the cemetery has been peeling away at a rapid rate since Christmas, as a new infestation of chafer beetles has resulted in much of property being torn up.

  Jan 8, 2015