Cockchafers have favorite places
“There are hotspots, for example in the Rohrbach district or in Grünau, where there are large deposits, and the areas are getting bigger and bigger,” explains Fritscher. During their above-ground life, which lasts a maximum of six weeks, the beetles also cause damage, but most of all during their time underground. They eat the roots of grasses, but also crops and trees. “And if there are phases with little or no precipitation, that is fatal,” explains the expert. The weakened plants die. Infested areas can only be dug up mechanically to decimate the grubs.
Grubs are coming soon – this year the cockchafers are flying very early and like wildly
