Households across the UK have reported loud bugs flying around their homes and 'whacking' them in the face. The annual invasion of cockchafers is once again upon us, as the inch-long insects enter their adult stage and suddenly appear everywhere.
This stage lasts for five to six weeks before the insects die as they live underground for three to four years as larvae feeding on grass roots and then emerge as flying adults. A female common cockchafer will lay up to 80 eggs around 8in underground, where the grubs will hatch after six weeks and feed on roots.
In the past week, many people have taken to Twitter to report the giant flying beetles in their homes. The insects are attracted to light and are common garden pests, as they eat grass roots and leave brown patches in gardens in their larvae stage, but are actually harmless to humans, reports Lancashire Live.
