Wren Franklin, a masters student at Bournemouth University, found two of the great silver water beetles (hydrophilus piceus) while surveying animal and plant life in ponds in Blackmore Vale ...

Chafer grubs are the larvae of large, flying beetles. There are several species, collectively known as chafers. The grubs live in the soil, feeding on plant roots. Damage to lawns first appears as ...

One of Britain’s largest species of beetle has been found in Dorset for the first time in more than 200 years. A Bournemouth University student discovered two great silver water beetles while ...