{"id":12869,"date":"2019-04-01T16:10:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/garden-chafer\/"},"modified":"2023-03-05T17:34:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T16:34:39","slug":"garden-chafer","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/garden-chafer\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden chafer"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Garden chafer; these 8 to 12 mm beetles<\/a> are somewhat similar to the common cockchafer<\/a> and summer chafer<\/a>, but are smaller. The Garden chafer has reddish-brown, hairy wing cases (elytra).
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1678032784319{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nGarden foliage beetle[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3705″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Garden chafer<\/strong> (Phyllopertha horticola)<\/em>. These 8 to 12 mm beetles are somewhat similar to the common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)<\/em> and summer chafer (Amphimallon solstitiale)<\/em>, but are smaller. Like the last two beetles, the Garden chafer belongs to the the family of scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)<\/em>. The Garden chafer has reddish-brown, hairy wing cases (elytra).
\nThe beetle lives on plant parts (flower buds) and is found mainly on roses. However, the larvae of the Garden chafer – grubs<\/a> – are even more damaging. These feed on the roots of plants and grasses<\/a> and cause root damage to the plants, causing them to dry out.
\nGarden chafers are mostly found on light soils. In the summer, the beetles lay their eggs about 8 inches (20 cm) deep in the soil, preferably in a lawn or turf.
\nThe natural enemies of this beetle are some species of ichneumon flies and dagger wasps: these insects parasitize on the larvae – moles and birds<\/a> eat the grubs. At night when the adult beetles fly around, they are also caught and eaten by bats.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Where to find” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1537946500082{background-color: #536895 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1554124964771{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n