What to do about European Chafer Grubs | Vancouver Lawn Care

Is Your Lawn Looking a Little... "Rough"? Here's Why! 🪲
If your once-beautiful lawn is now a buffet for raccoons, skunks, and crows, you might be dealing with European chafer grubs. These beetles are a feast for critters, but their damage? Not so delicious. 😬 The chafer grubs in large quantities have already doomed your lawn but the raccoons, skunks and crows get blamed for tying to get rid of them. The irony here is you actually want to encourage the predators to eat as many as they can! One mature female chafer beetle can lay 300 eggs in early summer!
👉 Here’s What You Can Do:
✔️ Start Planning for Next Year! Shrink your lawn and add resilient options like tall fescues, micro clover, or an eco-lawn mix.
✔️ Consider Perennials & Shrubs. Create a more diverse, beautiful yard that’s harder for beetles to invade.
✔️ Apply Nematodes in Late Summer. Target those grubs at the right time.
✔️ Mow Taller! A strong, healthy lawn can fend off female beetles looking for bare spots to lay eggs.
Knowledge is power! Understanding the chafer grub life cycle helps you take back control and prepare for a lush, critter-free lawn.