Cockchafer beetles have all emerged at once, meaning they are appearing in plaque proportions The recent wet weather in Tasmania has been a factor in their appearance The only purpose of the male ...

The Victorian Racing Club (VRC) says there is no threat to this year's Melbourne Cup carnival despite track damage from a turf beetle. The cockchafer beetles have eaten through the root system of the ...

European forest cockchafers can damage huge areas of trees. They house microbes in their guts that help them to digest their woody food. Larvae and adult beetles have the same microbial species in ...

A TikTok/Instagram video from a queer entomologist (an insect expert) has gone viral. Connor Butler is based in London and has built a following with his ecology videos. He also leads queer nature ...

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The hallowed turf has been invaded by cockchafer beetles, which have eaten the roots of the grass. The track surface is loose in patches and horses are throwing up heavy divots. Victoria Racing Club ...

This release is available in German. Apart from the common European cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha), the European forest cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani) is the most common species of the ...