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Chafer grubs are a common garden pest. They are not hazardous to humans, nevertheless they can cause considerable damage to grass. Chafer grubs are the larvae of adult chafer beetles. The beetles themselves are not usually an issue, but it’s the grubs which eat away at the roots of grass. A small number of these grubs will not affect the lawn, but in huge numbers they cause severe damage.
There are very few methods of controlling chafer grubs as many pesticides and insecticides are illegal to be used in this way. As chafer grubs can inhabit a large area, any damaging pesticides will have a massive effect on the local environment. There are a few granular form pesticides which can be used and these are effective at eliminating chafer grub infestations, although they usually need several applications. Additionally, there are biological ways of controlling chafer grubs which use nematodes to deliver a fatal bacterial infection to the grubs.
Experienced pest control companies can help you with the most effective way to control a chafer grub infestation on your lawn. This could involve deterrents such as lawn care or using bait traps which attract the adult pests. Over time these traps can considerably reduce the population of chafer grubs, bringing it back to a controllable level.
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The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south-west London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. The borough wasformed in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Twickenham from Middlesex with the Municipal Borough of Richmond and also the Municipal Borough of Barnes from Surrey; the new council’s offices have been centred at York House in Twickenham. It covers an overall area of around 22.17 square miles.
You can find over 100 parks and open spaces inside its boundary and 21 miles (34 km) of river frontage. 140 hectares inside the borough are designated as a part of the Metropolitan Green Belt. The predominant other land use is residential use and most organisations inside the boundaries include retail, property improvement and development and professional services. Some parts of it, which includes Barnes, Richmond, St Margarets, Cambridge Park and Marble Hill, areas of Twickenham and a great deal of East Sheen, contend with Stanmore Hill and Kenley as the highest house-price districts and neighbourhoods of Outer London.
In 2006, investigations found that, on the quantitative statistical indices used, the borough had the very best quality of life in London and was in the top quarter of local authorities nationwide.