The heat is on — or was. A Fourth of July weekend with temperatures eclipsing 90 degrees has set into motion all sorts of outdoor activity. Tomato plants are flourishing, pumpkin vines are growing a ...

The adult insects are about a half-inch long and tannish in color. They are similar to the “June bugs” commonly found in Minnesota in early summer but are generally a bit smaller and lighter in color.

The crows are working the day shift, and the raccoons and the skunks the night shift,' says Douglas Justice, an expert with ...

Lawns in Metro Vancouver are still being damaged by European chafer beetles.The problem will again be more noticeable this month as raccoons tear up turf in search of chafer grubs, which are slowly ...

The Vancouver Park Board is deploying a tiny defender in its battle against the invasive European chafer beetle. It's treating 31 sports fields with nematodes — a microscopic roundworm that feeds on ...

The European chafer beetle, also known by its Latin name Rhizotrogus majalis, has become a serious pest in many areas of the Lower Mainland. Chafer beetles were first introduced to our region in 2001 ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture said Monday that the European chafer beetle has been found in the state for the first time. The insect can cause major damage to turf grass, according to MDA.

Q: I applied milky spore a couple of years ago, four times during the year and always just before a rain storm. This past fall, grubs made a feast of my lawn. Has anyone else run into this, despite ...

There is a lawn scourge that is relentlessly moving its way westward in B.C.'s Lower Mainland area. It started in New Westminster, moved into Burnaby and has now showed up in Vancouver. To prevent ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — If you're the type of person who is obsessed with a healthy green lawn, there's a new nemesis in Minnesota to keep an eye out for. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) says a ...

A rare and endangered beetle has been found for the first in 60 years in Kent. The iridescent bronze and green noble chafer beetle was found during an organised search for insects at a traditional ...