"Grubs" Good, or Bad?

Leave them. They do no harm.

skunks dig up our lawn all year 'round lookin' for 'em...

Really gus?

I'm concerned because looking on google, they're talking about japanese beetle grubs that eat the roots and should be controlled if I find more than 7 per square foot.

I'm thinking the good part is they areate the soil, but what if they are eating all the roots?

If you say they're all right, I believe you, just want to make sure.

They look like those things you eat when you're in the outback. yeech.

I'm reading about this organic stuff called Milky Spore.

Doesn't hurt earthworms, but gets rid of beetle pests....

anyone heard of it?

Here's what I'm dealing with...



I took one down to a garden center I know is very knowledgeable, and the said it was a rhinocerous beetle grub.

bad grub, eats the roots of the plants.

As I'm digging up the soil, I'm putting the grubs in "chai's box of death"

Around March I was told to put nemotodes in the garden, which will eat the grubs.

Ewwwwwww

Those grubs are huge


or else your hands are very small....

Oh god, no way would I touch them!

That's an image from google, but yes they are huge and gross.

I have 14 of them in the box of death.

Now I must rest.

I'm going to buy tickets for the movies tomorrow (our xmas tradition, going to the movies).

I will see how the captives are faring when I get back, and perhaps dig for more.

Which movie?
There's a bunch out that I want to see...
Thinking of taking my Mother to see The Bucket List while I'm up there.
I love Morgan Freeman and Jack Nickelson.

Happy Grub-killing Holidays to you Chai!
May your New Year be Grub-free.

No Country for Old Men.

2:05 show.

Next week we'll do Sweeny Todd.

We really only go out to the movies this time of year. A holiday thing.

He's got that deal at blockbuster for 3 movies at a time, as much as he wants all month. I maybe watch one out of 10 or 12 with him.

Oh, I saw this ad for a movie that going to premier next Friday, playing only at a cinema and draft house a few blocks from us...."The Orphanage" Supposed to be really spooky/scary/sad. The same studio that made Pan's Labyrinth. I'm going to have him take me on a date that night.

The Curl Grub Larvae is the larva of beetles in the Scarabaeidae family. It has a cream body with a light brown head and they vary in size from 4mm to 40 mm when fully grown.The tail end of the grub may look darker brown which is due to the soil the grub has ingested during feeding. They are often incorrectly referred to as 'witchetty grubs'. The grubs feed on plant roots in large numbers and curl up when disturbed. Larvae are most active during mid spring to mid summer, and can cause severe damage to lawns, gardens and potted plants.

Symptoms: In affected lawns grass turns yellow then brown and dies, and then the lawn can be lifted and rolled back like a carpet.


Only treat if affecting lawns or trees.

Chai--

I don't think that you're a bird watcher.

I don't know how much protein is available for the picking for Texas birds in December.

You might put the little nasties up for Nature's Recycling System and give the birds a festive dinner.

You sure this isn't what you have? Not as big as in your pic, about an inch and a half max:




This is the familiar Junebug grub of central Texas lawns that I remember. Bluejays used to hang around whenever I spaded mom's garden and scarf them up.

Funny you should mention that noddy.

When I was coming home from buying the movie tickets, I was thinking of presenting them to the local avian community. Good times.

When I arrived home, the box of death was nowhere to be seen. I think Wally and his friend Calvin through them in the outside garbage. They were more grossed out by them than I was. Especially Calvin.

No neko...the grubs are just as I described, and identified by an expert in such things

Well, I just got a grub lesson - I've not run across them, fortunately. Glad you went to that nursery

Put the next harvest out for the birds. Tell Wally and Calvin that this is a Primal Sacrifice.

I feel horrible about giving Chai some bad advice.

I wonder if I should fall on my sword?

that's not necessary.

just eat a grub and give me a foot massage.

freefall
Grubs are harmless. My grubs attract moles. My moles are not harmless. While fixing the gutter last year the leg to the ladder found a mole hole. I'll trade. Question. Do you compost?

They are rhinoceros beetle larvae. These grubs are horrible for your lawn, because they gnaw on the roots of grass. Try this test: dig a 1' × 1' patch of dirt where you are finding the grubs. Go as far as you need to until you hit clay/rock etc. If there are more than 6 grubs in that patch of soil, call a pest control. These little nasties are a huge nuisance. If you find anymore, the best thing to do is to crush the grubs with a rock. Glad I could help.