Where Are Cockchafers Found?
Where Do They Live? Adult Cockchafers Are Found on and Around Trees and Shrubs in Gardens, Parks, Field Hedgerows and Woodland Margins, Feeding on Leaves and...
Where do they live? Adult Cockchafers are found on and around trees and shrubs in gardens, parks, field hedgerows and woodland margins, feeding on leaves and flowers. The larvae, sometimes called rookworms, live in the soil and eat the roots of vegetables and grasses.
Where do Cockchafers come from?
Cockchafers, Melolontha melolontha, are relatively large beetles belonging to the scarab family. Adults are 2.5-3cm long, and are common in the south of England and the Midlands. The name cockchafer means 'big beetle' in Old English.
What do cockchafer larvae eat?
The blackheaded cockchafer grubs feed on clovers, ryegrass and animal dung and have been known to consume young wheat crops.
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