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As a beetle, it chews on many landscape staples, including roses, zinnias and linden trees. 0000002351 00000 n
They feed for the duration of the winter and then pupate in early spring. European chafer grubs do not lay eggs in moist soil. Japanese beetle grubs limit root feeding to spring. Skunk damage from raccoons feeding on European chafer grubs in Okemos, Michigan. Part of this difference may occur because the European chafer spends a longer portion of the summer feeding on turf. Once they take flight, they are done eating. They are typically cream-colored with a brown head. Photo by MSU Entomology. European chafer grubs are hard to distinguish from Japanese beetle grubs — both are white, C-shaped soil dwellers. phone: (603) 862-1520 Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Extension Specialist Emeritus, Entomology, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Copyright © 2020 University of New Hampshire, TTY Users: 7-1-1 or 800-735-2964 (Relay NH), Beneficial Insects in New Hampshire Farms & Gardens [fact sheet]. 0000001188 00000 n
Effects of Low Temperature Exposure on Diapause, Development, and Reproductive Fitness of the Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): Implications for Voltinism and Laboratory Rearing, Multiplex TaqMan Real-Time PCR Assay for Sensitive Detection of Two Weevil Species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), The Impact of Artificial Sweeteners on Insects, Changes in Transcriptome and Gene Expression in, Detecting Ingested Host Plant DNA in Potato Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): Potential Use of Molecular Markers for Gut Content Analysis, About the Entomological Society of America, Receive exclusive offers and updates from Oxford Academic, Copyright © 2020 Entomological Society of America. E-mail the author of this story: yourlife@grpress.com. Carbaryl breaks down quickly in soils with a pH of 7.8 or above and should not be used under these conditions. “Recent research has shown that turf with a large root system is much more tolerant of grub feeding than turf with a small root system,” said Michigan State University entomologist Dave Smitley. 60 19
The good news is that the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has a registered product that can control this pest very effectively, and has the added bonus of controlling the highly destructive European Chafer at the same time. Imidacloprid can be applied to home lawns (Bayer Advanced Lawn Grub Control, Merit) or golf courses (Merit) but not sod farms. A small Japanese chafer beetle feeds from small white flowers in a small park in central Kanagawa, ... Close-up view of a white chafer grub, larva of the chafer beetle or European chafer (Amphimallon majale), an invasive garden pest minibeast, Surrey. Japanese beetles are loathed for their persistence and tenacity. Home lawns, golf courses, and turf growers have the potential to be most significantly impacted if the European chafer beetle were to become established in … Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. You don’t have long: European chafer beetles will be flying by June 20, and Japanese beetle adults will be out by July 1. European Chafer: The European chafer adult is a small golden tan to light brown beetle, oval in shape, about 1/2" long.
Halofenazide (Mach 2) works best when applied about July 1, close to the time the adult European chafer and Japanese beetle lay their eggs. 0000000977 00000 n
Monitoring - Proper monitoring and identification is be important in preventing turf losses. They remain active July through September, laying eggs as many as four times. Don't already have an Oxford Academic account? Register, Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. %%EOF
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Cultural Practices - Healthy lawns cut at 2" or higher can tolerate a lot of insect feeding without showing injury. The parasitic nematode can suppress white grub populations, but requires moist soil conditions and also has shown minimum survival in New Hampshire soils because of the extreme temperature fluctuations. � �6EjIʓ��|oN u��NM�/�t�>}����1�t����l>,f��$���Y�w�d. David Smitley
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Photo via surrey.ca. Consult your county Extension Field Specialist for specific recommendations. Damage thresholds vary depending on the grub species and quality of the turf. Look for creamy-white, C-shaped beetle larvae, with tan to rusty-brown heads and six legs. Unless intervention coincides with egg-laying, problems will persist in 2011. Jeffrey W. Dwyer, Director, MSU Extension, East Lansing, MI 48824. Rose chafers are beetles that can defoliate many plant species. The European chafer is a very serious grub pest of turf and can cause more turf damage than the Japanese beetle. Even so, follow all label instructions when spraying. For questions about accessibility and/or if you need additional accommodations for a specific document, please send an email to ANR Communications & Marketing at anrcommunications@anr.msu.edu. European Chafer: The European chafer adult is a small golden tan to light brown beetle, oval in shape, about 1/2" long. While you were at the cottage, root-chewing grubs began the transition to flying adults. The flip-side, of course, is it may encourage more egg-laying by Japanese beetles, which prefer irrigated lawns. And, like clockwork, the post-July Fourth holiday shepherds in our annual battle with Japanese and European chafer beetles.
This information is for educational purposes only. By the end of October, these larvae are over one inch in length and are almost unstoppable. Adult Japanese beetles are 7/16-inch long metallic green beetles with copper-brown wing covers. They have fairly long legs, and are a dusty mustard color. Japanese beetle larvae are typical white grubs that are C-shaped when disturbed. Once insecticides are mixed in the spray tank, they are diluted about 800-fold and are therefore 800-fold less toxic.