chafer
- noun
- /ˈtʃeɪfər/
:
escarabajo
- Many lawns are damaged each year by chafer larvae eating the grass roots.
Examples
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I found a chafer in my garden yesterday.
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A chafer beetle landed on the window during the warm summer evening.
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The gardener discovered a chafer while digging up the flower bed.
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The chafers are damaging the roots of my plants.
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Gardeners often struggle to control chafer infestations that damage their plants by feeding on the roots.
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The larvae of the chafer can cause significant harm to lawns and flower beds.
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After noticing the brown patches in the lawn, we discovered that chafer beetles had been eating the roots.
Synonyms
A large beetle that appears in late spring whose larvae eat plant roots and can damage lawns
A large brown beetle that appears in late spring and whose young eat plant roots
A group of beetles like May beetles or chafers
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chafer for the beetle comes from an old German word for this insect, and it has long been used for beetles whose larvae are called 'grubs' that eat plant roots, so gardeners think of a chafer as a root-eating beetle.
