chafers
Garden pest beetles
Chafers are beetles, particularly those in the scarab family that feed on plants.
The cockchafer and rose chafer are common examples, known for damaging crops and gardens.
The larvae live in soil and eat roots; adults chew leaves and flowers.
Separately, a chafing dish—a vessel for keeping food warm—was once called a chafer.
Beetle held sacred anciently
- cockchaferLarge scarab-family beetle
- June bugNocturnal summer scarab
- elytraHardened forewings of beetles
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
larvae · grubs · entomology · exoskeleton · mandibles · thorax · abdomen · metamorphosis
Pest takeover situation
- plant damageHarm to vegetation
- root damageHarm to underground structures
- lawn damageInjury to grass
- grubsImmature beetle stage
larvae · garden pest · crop pest · pesticide · pest control · traps · biological control · voracious
scarab
Beetle held sacred anciently
- cockchaferLarge scarab-family beetle
- June bugNocturnal summer scarab
- elytraHardened forewings of beetles
antennae · larvae · grubs · entomology · exoskeleton · mandibles · thorax · abdomen · metamorphosis · pupa
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- plant damageHarm to vegetation
- root damageHarm to underground structures
- lawn damageInjury to grass
grubs · larvae · garden pest · crop pest · pesticide · pest control · traps · biological control · voracious · defoliation
swarming
Gathering in large numbers
bumbling · evening flight · nocturnal · crepuscular · dusk · twilight · aerial · whirring · lumbering
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
brown · shimmering · sheen · luster · burnished · hairy · fuzzy · chunky · robust · oval
chafersbeneficial insects
Arthropods aiding agriculture
ladybugs · ladybirds · pollinators · bees · lacewings