The Cockchafer and the Grub Are Causing a Lot of Damage This Year

Nurserymen and gardeners are concerned about the large number of cockchafers this spring. "We are certainly turning over 20 percent less," says a nurseryman in Lievelde to Omroep Gelderland. "The impact of these beetles and their larvae has increased over the past few decades." Cockchafers, as their name suggests, are always around at this time of year. Due to the warm and especially sunny spring, the first beetles even flew out of the ground at…