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Cockchafers or Maybug 

Facts about cockchafers 

  • Also known as Maybug or Junebug as they are usually seen in late spring and early summer
  • Cockchafers are 15-20 millimetres long
  • Their colour range from light brown/grey to dark brown/black
  • Large beetles, which are clumsy and make a very loud buzzing sound when flying
  • Mostly affect flats and high rise buildings

Recognising a cockchafer problem 

  • Cockchafers gather together on top of buildings
  • They are active in late evening and enter buildings through open windows or down chimneys
  • They do not bite or sting and are not a danger to health
  • They nest outdoors in over grown gardens or undisturbed ground

What you can do 

  • Individual insects can be killed using an insect spray suitable for indoors
  • Put up fine mesh over door and window to stop them entering your home
  • We do not provide pest control treatment for Cockchafers as they only live up to 48 hours

Service we provide 

We offer a free identification service. You will need to catch the insect, seal it securely in a clear plastic container labelled with your name, address and telephone number. You can contact us for a suitable container.

You should then send it us by post at the address shown below or you can take it to one of the following offices:

Barking Office: Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square, Barking, IG11 7NB

Dagenham Office: Housing Enquiries Office, 2 Stour Road, Dagenham, RM10 7JF

Our qualified pest officers will identify it and let you know what it is.

Contact

Pest Control

Business Support Team

Roycraft House

15 Linton Road

Barking

IG11 8HE

 

Phone: 020 8215 3010

Fax: 020 8227 5184

Email: pestcontrol@lbbd.gov.uk