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Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

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52.1265, 21.2235

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Description:

"Once abundant throughout Europe and a major pest in the periodical years of "mass flight", it had been nearly eradicated in the middle of the 20th century through extensive use of pesticides and has even been locally exterminated in many regions. However, since an increase in regulation of pest control beginning in the 1980s, its numbers have started to grow again."

-Wikipedia

Habitat:

Fields and gardens.

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PublishedJuly 14, 2011

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