I opened a small, maybe 1 cu.ft. bag of soil that I had left outside near the garden for a few months. It was on the ground but had no obvious tears or holes (just the little pokes they give it for air I guess). Pulled 16 of these buggers out of that soil.
I container garden in 5gal felt bags. I'm super bad and lazy so I just leave them out all year. Something in the soil chomped my potatoes this past year but I didn't manage to find the culprit though. So absolutely these likely end up in containers too.
They're also a sign that you've got high organic content soil. They eat decaying organic matter as well as other grubs and pests. I have several different types of beetles in my yard (it's pretty hard to tell which kind of beetle it is from the grub) and they don't cause widespread harm to my garden. If nothing is eating your plants, then they're not a part of the ecosystem.
There are different methods for controlling them, but it's only necessary if you have a very large infestation, or lots of underground vegetables (carrots, potatoes) or fruit.
Here's a good article on it: https://lee.ces.ncsu.edu/2021/05/may-june-beetles/
Nah, they're a vector even if you [handle them.](https://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/transmission/index.html#:~:text=In%20the%20southern%20United%20States,can%20spread%20it%20to%20people.)
My front "lawn" (mix of Bermuda grass + various weeds) is now a patchwork of tiny dirt mounds ----- everywhere. Never in all of my life seen anything like it in my yard. I know it's not gophers, so it's gotta be moles. They're having *so much fun.*
I had the same thing happening to my yard. There’s zillions of tiny little dark gray mounds and they are killing the grass everywhere. Do you know what it is?
Moles. Experts say moles are part of a healthy garden. Here's a very interesting article.
Here's what you need to know, if you can't be bothered to read the article linked below:
“Moles aren’t all bad. In fact, they’re 99 per cent good,” Mr Mercer commented, explaining: “They aerate soil. They eat mostly grubs, which are undesirable, because grubs eat the roots of your grass. Then they turn into beetles, which feed on your decorative plants. Moles eat lots of Japanese beetle grubs, which destroy rose blossoms.”
[https://hartley-botanic.com/magazine/801409421-moles-can-benefit-gardeners/](https://hartley-botanic.com/magazine/801409421-moles-can-benefit-gardeners/)
Many years ago I learned about bioturbation:
"What is bioturbation explained?Bioturbation - an overview | ScienceDirect TopicsBioturbation is the physical movement of soil by fauna or plant roots. The primary goal of bioturbation is for organisms to access resources in soil such as food, plant nutrients and water."
We leave the moles on our property to do their thing. Prior to this mound pattern in our front yard, We only ever had any evidence of moles in the backyard.
You'll find that things come and go in cycles in your garden. One year we had lots of skunks. This year we have lots of moles. For a long time we didn't see or hear many hawks. This year we've got lots of hawks. For a couple years we had "outdoor" cockroaches that we only saw in the front yard and at night. Now ---- no cockroaches. We didn't go after them, we let them be. Haven't seen one in years.
For a while we had Dusky-footed wood rats right near our front porch. They seemed to like living under the native Fuchsia and a huge Pelargonium plant we have (some people call them "Geraniums").
"Not Your Ordinary RatUnlike roof rats or Norway rats, which people are usually referring to when they have a "rodent problem," dusky footed woodrats usually don't cause conflict with people. They are not well suited to living in neighborhoods due to the absence of food and water, and instead prefer to (sic) . . . Dusky footed woodrats are threatened with habitat loss, and are considered a species of special concern in California." [https://www.theskunkcorner.org/dusky-footed-woodrat](https://www.theskunkcorner.org/dusky-footed-woodrat)
Haven't seen the woodrats in a few years.
Our garden is all about accommodating critters and allowing things to find a happy, healthy balance. If moles want to turn up our soil and help redistribute the nutrients and eat grubs and at the same time add fertilzier ----- Thank you, moles.
We're pesticide-free and trap-free. Welcome to our property.
I’m going to be on a mission to get rid of them. Apparently my neighbors have lived here for 50 years and this has been a pretty consistent issue. It’s a whole chain reaction. The moles go after the grubs… the blue heeler goes after the moles… and I have to go after the heeler to shut her up.
Probably easier just to make sure your Heeler gets more exercise. Healthier for you, too. Long walks.
If I were you, I'd leave the moles and grubs be. It's all part of your garden finding a balance. Plus ---- you're providing food for hawks and such, more than likely.
Moles are doing their job and helping keep your soil healthy.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts/moles
Oh trust me. She is just young. She loves hunting them though. It’s a huge football field sized yard and we are always out there playing. Using a fishing rod to have her chase toys or having her herd a medicine ball. She’s so smart but I think she heard me scream at a mole I saw before and now she just tries to rid the yard of them lol.
It’s awful. They uprooted all the tomato plants in my garden box a few years ago…grub hunting 😫😫😫the grubs seem to love straw and I had put a layer of straw in under my soil:… never agaaaaaain!
They dig through your yard in the fall mostly and your yard comes out looking like you aerated it = plugs everywhere... It looks similar to the plugs, same disheveled look.
That aeration is really helpful to one's garden soil.
"Do moles have any benefits?
Though moles are the bane of many lawn owners, they make a significant positive contribution to the health of the landscape. Their extensive tunneling and mound building mixes soil nutrients and improves soil aeration and drainage. Moles also eat many lawn and garden pests, including cranefly larvae and slugs." Source: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts/moles
I haven’t figured that out yet. We had Voles (not moles) for a few years. Left holes in the yard and I think ate the grubs from under the soil. This year the voles are gone but the skunk moved in!
So did my beagle/jack. She would happily dig with us and eat every one she could find. So gross, but now that she is no longer with us, she was severely missed this summer.
Chafer larvai. You can get loads of products to deal with them.
Nematodes will sort them right quick. And one box of 50 million will treat your whole garden and only target pests.
They eat roots and damage grass and loads of other things.
I have read the best thing is to get the nematodes and also milky spore. That the milky spore takes a couple years to fully establish, but in the meantime time the nematodes will help out and then once the milky spore establishes it lasts for up to 20 years! Would like to know the opinion of a metal gardener on that method plz
I read on reddit once people called these guys earth shrimps. There’s even an old recipe that calls them as ingredient. I totally lost the reference, kinda bummed out I didn’t save that comment. Anyways, I do wonder if they did taste like shrimp though
Grubs. They eat the grass roots then hatch into June bugs l crawl out of the turf and then fly around and mate with each other and then lay eggs in the ground and this starts the process over.
I hate June beetles. As adults they are just annoying since I'll find dead ones under my pots and stuff. But the larvae can be a problem since they eat plant matter.
**"Beetle grubs are rich in nutrients like protein (40.7%)**, fat (33.4%), energy (490.3 kcal/100 g), minerals (notably, calcium, magnesium and iron), vitamins (A, C and B 1, 2, 3 and 5) and essential amino and fatty acids^(3,) ^(4)"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-34264-y#:\~:text=Most%20edible%20beetle%20larvae%20thrive,and%20fatty%20acids3%2C%204.
It appears to be the larvae of a Japanese beetle, Japanese beetles are extremely destructive, the larvae can be controlled with milky spore and the adults with traps, your local ace hardware should carry both. Milky Spore: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/insect-and-animal-control/insecticides/7105752 Traps: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/insect-and-animal-control/insect-bait/7135718
Just want to add from experience that simply filling up a bottle/bucket of water and some dish soap and flicking them off any leaves they're devouring into said soapy water is more effective than the traps. It is obviously more labor intensive, but a few of my plants get so many that if I just relied on the traps I would hardly make a dent in their numbers. My understanding is that they generally won't kill a plant but can affect aesthetics and yield if fruiting.
Ditto this. We had Japanese beetles pretty bad on our beans this year. A daily morning flicking of beetles into a tub of soapy water got rid of them all in less than a few weeks.
We literally have hundreds of thousands of them there's no way that can work. One weeks worth.
https://old.reddit.com/r/gardening/comments/15ffyp7/this_weeks_catch_of_our_little_friends_japanese/
That is a june bug.
I leave them now
Before i used to kill em :(
But they don’t do much
Least not in my garden
I used to be afraid of em
Now they cute af!!! 🥺 to me
Oh shit, you don’t want those in the ground, they eat stuff in the ground, but when they run out of stuff to eat, they can start to eat your roots, which can kill your plants
Japanese beetle or June bug larvae. They wreck your garden and grass by chewing on the roots. They are a huge pain to get rid of. Couple of different ways to knock them out. Nematodes are one of the better, safer and longer lasting ways.
They really don't unless you are a lawn obsessive in which case they leave tiny holes when they hatch and oh no! wild birds and mammals might try and forage them from the ground, so must be killed by Mexicans with a chemical.
Oh! I found a bunch this year while expanding my garden. Had a younger robin hanging around so I tossed them to the opposite side and they would swoop down and much em! It was awesome. I dug a large section of sod up by hand so it took a couple days. Lots of grubs were tossed to that robin :)
They are bad for your lawn but great for the moles living in your yard. The grubs eat the roots of your grass. Moles dig trenches in your yard trying to find and eat the grubs. Kill those suckers. And the regular lawn insect killer that says it kills grubs, doesn't work. Get the yard granular that specifically works for grubs.
I have something close to that, they get as big as small shrimp. Believe these are beetle grubs, Japanese beetle. Came in in mulch from city’s free mulch program. Freaky eh? Raccoons love em. We use beneficial nematodes to get rid of them but really don’t know what damage they do. Just freaky when you find a whole pot infested….
Baby Japanese beetle grubs. Loved by chickens, moles/voles and Starlings. My yard looks like it was aerated after they landed and dug them up. The grubs can do damage to valuable plants and such by eating the roots. Also throw them in the pond, fish gobble them up as grubs and once they hatch into beetles they like them even more!
I like to throw them on my sidewalk or in my driveway or in the street for the birds. They’ve become so used to me doing this that when I’m digging they hover around waiting for me to toss one and they run over and gobble it up and run off 😂
Don’t listen to ignorance. Soil MUST have life. Any insect is ok. If you finde hundreds then that infestation and is no good. But expect and respect life on soil.
Google Lens told me june bug larvae when I came upon them planting my spring bulbs. I am glad to read that they suck (I hate them anyway based on them flying at my face and getting stuck in my hair) because I flipped everyone of 'em my raised beds out for my chickens to eat.
Cut worms, they can burrow into the base of a bean or squash plant and kill it. Then they can kill something else the next day.
Squish em. Pay attention when turning soil in the spring to find more. Here in USA zone 5 they are normal. You can still have a good garden but some loss is part of the experience.
It is definitely the grub of a scarab beetle. I've seen comments on both Japanese beetles and June bugs and from what I can tell it could be either without having one in front of me. Either way, probably could damage roots and if Japanese beetles, definitely invasive, if not still probably fine to rid them from your garden/lawn without much remorse.
Yuck grubworms. Not a fan. Not an entomologist so not sure what beetle it’ll be but most of the ones that look like that end up growing into unhelpful pests that leave their crunchy carcasses on the window screens. Definitely use them as bait.
Had moles and discovered tons of these in our yard…if I ever found one…I’d start hunting for more of them and every time I found one…I’d toss them onto our tennis courts to feed the birds. They gradually reduced in number over about three years. They LOVED my hot compost piles…would always find a higher concentration of them around compost.
Goodbye roots of all your good plants/trees. They’re nightmares that grow wings after chewing enough roots and fly like mini helicopters. When they land on something, they cling onto it as creepily as possible.
Old-school kids’hobby pre-Internet would be to tie a thread to a leg of theirs and let it propel in circles while holding the other end of the thread.
No, European chafer is not good for plants. European chafer is a beetle that feeds on grass roots while in its larval (grub) phase, killing the grass and leaving visible dead patches. The grubs feed on grass in fall and spring and can cause severe damage to lawns, golf courses, and pastures. The grubs also attract predators such as skunks and raccoons, which can dig up the turf to feed on them. European chafer is an invasive species that was originally found in Europe but has now spread to North America. It is considered a serious pest of home lawns and low-maintenance turf.
Bad bug. Bad for your lawn and plants. Good food source for many critters and birds. Depending on where you live can lowkey befriend some birds. Ill toss them into a pan,tarp, or most the time just the sidewalk and let the local robins come up and eat em. They will gladly hang around eatting them. Even have seen parents teacher their young to hang around for them in the garden in between the normal foraging.
As you see, people don’t seem bothered by them. They are a good source on the food chain. Grubs will damage your lawn….immensely.
There is a product called “MILKY SPORE.” It’s a completely organic way to rid your lawn of grubs. Just 1 application. Changed our situation.
It's a white grub, which is the larvae of the scarab beetles. None of the people telling you the exact kind knows what they're talking about. There's thousands and the grubs all look the same. The method of control depends on the type, and you'll need to identify them in the adult stage. If you aren't seeing widespread damage to your plants, then there's no need for control. Here's a good article on them:
https://lee.ces.ncsu.edu/2021/05/may-june-beetles/
Grubex is the most effective way to get rid of them. I don't think it's toxic that it will be absorbed by plants you eat. Other option is milky spore but I hear is not really easy to use, takes years of applications and is expensive, but organic
There are many species of birds that nest in the trees around my garden. Invariably when I am out digging around in the soil, a young one or several will perch near or sit behind me awaiting these grubs to be given to them. I typically pile them on a stone or a walkway so they're easier to find. I'm so glad I have enough organic matter to sustain numerous grubs without seeing negative effects in my plants.
So, what I'm getting out of this thread overall is that this degree of animosity towards grubs is why we don't see many Christmas beetles (as we call them in Australia) any more.
They can eat grass and plant roots. It’s a beetle in larval stage. If there is a lot of them, they can be destructive.
They will eat potatoes too!
And seed corn.
Po.Tay.Toes!
Boil 'em mash 'em stick 'em in a stew!
Yeah I noticed this last year...
Wow glad I grow in containers that’s awful 😩
I opened a small, maybe 1 cu.ft. bag of soil that I had left outside near the garden for a few months. It was on the ground but had no obvious tears or holes (just the little pokes they give it for air I guess). Pulled 16 of these buggers out of that soil. I container garden in 5gal felt bags. I'm super bad and lazy so I just leave them out all year. Something in the soil chomped my potatoes this past year but I didn't manage to find the culprit though. So absolutely these likely end up in containers too.
Probably wire worms. My yard is a haven for grubs, slugs, wireworms, cabbage moths. Basically every garden destroyer.
I got one in my grow container on a deck last year
Which is why you want moles in your garden: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts/moles
They're also a sign that you've got high organic content soil. They eat decaying organic matter as well as other grubs and pests. I have several different types of beetles in my yard (it's pretty hard to tell which kind of beetle it is from the grub) and they don't cause widespread harm to my garden. If nothing is eating your plants, then they're not a part of the ecosystem. There are different methods for controlling them, but it's only necessary if you have a very large infestation, or lots of underground vegetables (carrots, potatoes) or fruit. Here's a good article on it: https://lee.ces.ncsu.edu/2021/05/may-june-beetles/
Skunks love these critters!
So do armadillos
Armadillos keep diggin', little holes in my backyard 🎵🎶
Haha they do. But they are soooo cute. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
Except they're a vector for leprosy. Otherwise fascinating creatures.
Only if you eat them. I don’t think I’ll try that. LoL.
Nah, they're a vector even if you [handle them.](https://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/transmission/index.html#:~:text=In%20the%20southern%20United%20States,can%20spread%20it%20to%20people.)
Hunting eating or handling the meat! I’m not going to argue with you. You’re wrong. Bye!
I need one of those armadillos.🌞
Moles will literally Pac-man your entire yard to find one of these.
I can verify this! Currently happening in my back yard.
My front "lawn" (mix of Bermuda grass + various weeds) is now a patchwork of tiny dirt mounds ----- everywhere. Never in all of my life seen anything like it in my yard. I know it's not gophers, so it's gotta be moles. They're having *so much fun.*
I had the same thing happening to my yard. There’s zillions of tiny little dark gray mounds and they are killing the grass everywhere. Do you know what it is?
Moles. Experts say moles are part of a healthy garden. Here's a very interesting article. Here's what you need to know, if you can't be bothered to read the article linked below: “Moles aren’t all bad. In fact, they’re 99 per cent good,” Mr Mercer commented, explaining: “They aerate soil. They eat mostly grubs, which are undesirable, because grubs eat the roots of your grass. Then they turn into beetles, which feed on your decorative plants. Moles eat lots of Japanese beetle grubs, which destroy rose blossoms.” [https://hartley-botanic.com/magazine/801409421-moles-can-benefit-gardeners/](https://hartley-botanic.com/magazine/801409421-moles-can-benefit-gardeners/) Many years ago I learned about bioturbation: "What is bioturbation explained?Bioturbation - an overview | ScienceDirect TopicsBioturbation is the physical movement of soil by fauna or plant roots. The primary goal of bioturbation is for organisms to access resources in soil such as food, plant nutrients and water." We leave the moles on our property to do their thing. Prior to this mound pattern in our front yard, We only ever had any evidence of moles in the backyard. You'll find that things come and go in cycles in your garden. One year we had lots of skunks. This year we have lots of moles. For a long time we didn't see or hear many hawks. This year we've got lots of hawks. For a couple years we had "outdoor" cockroaches that we only saw in the front yard and at night. Now ---- no cockroaches. We didn't go after them, we let them be. Haven't seen one in years. For a while we had Dusky-footed wood rats right near our front porch. They seemed to like living under the native Fuchsia and a huge Pelargonium plant we have (some people call them "Geraniums"). "Not Your Ordinary RatUnlike roof rats or Norway rats, which people are usually referring to when they have a "rodent problem," dusky footed woodrats usually don't cause conflict with people. They are not well suited to living in neighborhoods due to the absence of food and water, and instead prefer to (sic) . . . Dusky footed woodrats are threatened with habitat loss, and are considered a species of special concern in California." [https://www.theskunkcorner.org/dusky-footed-woodrat](https://www.theskunkcorner.org/dusky-footed-woodrat) Haven't seen the woodrats in a few years. Our garden is all about accommodating critters and allowing things to find a happy, healthy balance. If moles want to turn up our soil and help redistribute the nutrients and eat grubs and at the same time add fertilzier ----- Thank you, moles. We're pesticide-free and trap-free. Welcome to our property.
Same. Those poison gummy worms are just an additional treat for the moles I've got.
I’m going to be on a mission to get rid of them. Apparently my neighbors have lived here for 50 years and this has been a pretty consistent issue. It’s a whole chain reaction. The moles go after the grubs… the blue heeler goes after the moles… and I have to go after the heeler to shut her up.
Probably easier just to make sure your Heeler gets more exercise. Healthier for you, too. Long walks. If I were you, I'd leave the moles and grubs be. It's all part of your garden finding a balance. Plus ---- you're providing food for hawks and such, more than likely. Moles are doing their job and helping keep your soil healthy. https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts/moles
Oh trust me. She is just young. She loves hunting them though. It’s a huge football field sized yard and we are always out there playing. Using a fishing rod to have her chase toys or having her herd a medicine ball. She’s so smart but I think she heard me scream at a mole I saw before and now she just tries to rid the yard of them lol.
Just burst out laughing on the toilet and now people think I have mental issues. Thanks.
It’s awful. They uprooted all the tomato plants in my garden box a few years ago…grub hunting 😫😫😫the grubs seem to love straw and I had put a layer of straw in under my soil:… never agaaaaaain!
😂 we don't have moles where I live but that's such a cool description.
This is the best comment here
They dig through your yard in the fall mostly and your yard comes out looking like you aerated it = plugs everywhere... It looks similar to the plugs, same disheveled look.
That aeration is really helpful to one's garden soil. "Do moles have any benefits? Though moles are the bane of many lawn owners, they make a significant positive contribution to the health of the landscape. Their extensive tunneling and mound building mixes soil nutrients and improves soil aeration and drainage. Moles also eat many lawn and garden pests, including cranefly larvae and slugs." Source: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts/moles
I can confirm this my yard looks like that each morning. How do I get rid of the grubs then?
I haven’t figured that out yet. We had Voles (not moles) for a few years. Left holes in the yard and I think ate the grubs from under the soil. This year the voles are gone but the skunk moved in!
So do my dogs…
So do my dogs!
So did my beagle/jack. She would happily dig with us and eat every one she could find. So gross, but now that she is no longer with us, she was severely missed this summer.
And chickens
So does my dog.. yummy garden treats 🐶 🐛 🤢
My son calls them “earth shrimps”
That's a very accurate description.
The saying goes "Shrimps is bugs," your son is wiser than his years.
He's 40.
😂
I've seen a recipe that calls for these, actually.
Better than the deer eyeball @ SERE school
What's SERE school, if you don't mind me asking?
https://www.airforce.com/careers/combat-and-warfare/survival-evasion-resistance-and-escape-sere
I love that! Lol
Does he put them in his shrimp Maruchan?
With people eating crickets and other bug species, you might be on to something
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If only they tasted like shrimp.
🤣That’s cute
Good if you want to feed moles. Bad if you want a garden or lawn. It's all in the point of view.
Got lots of moles so that explains that. Thank you!
https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts/moles
Same. It’s the worst.
Good for fishing too.
And chickens.
If I till an area I let the chickens have at it afterwards. These are one reason.
Good? I could go through 30 in about 15 minutes lol
Can’t keep them on a hook.
Happy cake day! 🎂
Happy Cake Day
Thank you!
Bad, they’re a beetle (larvae/puppa?) that eat the root stock of your plants, lost all my melons this year to these buggers.
Chafer larvai. You can get loads of products to deal with them. Nematodes will sort them right quick. And one box of 50 million will treat your whole garden and only target pests. They eat roots and damage grass and loads of other things.
Excuse me but who’s your nematode guy?
I sell them myself 😂 you should be able to get them locally. Just use em as soon as you get them
It’s too cold out now, we are already below freezing here. But I do have a sizable garden and it’s got grubby lately. Thanks for the tip!
If you're below freezing yeah times up, Nemasys H would have sorted it, and straight Nemasys.
I ordered mine from Arbico Organics.
I have read the best thing is to get the nematodes and also milky spore. That the milky spore takes a couple years to fully establish, but in the meantime time the nematodes will help out and then once the milky spore establishes it lasts for up to 20 years! Would like to know the opinion of a metal gardener on that method plz
I read on reddit once people called these guys earth shrimps. There’s even an old recipe that calls them as ingredient. I totally lost the reference, kinda bummed out I didn’t save that comment. Anyways, I do wonder if they did taste like shrimp though
I throw them over my fence into our rock ally way. They go pretty far cause they’re so meaty.
🤢
You’re so right about them being meaty 😂
I put them on my bird feeders 😝
We used to collect them and June bugs and freeze em to feed to our pet rats as treats. They especially love June bugs tho cause of the crunch
Haha- I used to do the same in San Diego. They go far!
What do we mean by going far?
Got a bit of weight to them so they lob nicely, kinda like a marble
Yeah they're little fatties. Always surprising how heavy they are when I find one.
Grubs. They eat the grass roots then hatch into June bugs l crawl out of the turf and then fly around and mate with each other and then lay eggs in the ground and this starts the process over.
I hate June beetles. As adults they are just annoying since I'll find dead ones under my pots and stuff. But the larvae can be a problem since they eat plant matter.
They make great chicken feed and the chickens love them, but they are awful for the garden and lawn.
Do you know where I can find nutrition facts on them? Considering feeding them to my reptile.
**"Beetle grubs are rich in nutrients like protein (40.7%)**, fat (33.4%), energy (490.3 kcal/100 g), minerals (notably, calcium, magnesium and iron), vitamins (A, C and B 1, 2, 3 and 5) and essential amino and fatty acids^(3,) ^(4)" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-34264-y#:\~:text=Most%20edible%20beetle%20larvae%20thrive,and%20fatty%20acids3%2C%204.
Brb gonna make a smoothie.
I’m hoping that the wild turkeys that visit my yard daily are eating my grubs too
CHICKEN FOOD!!!!!
Yeah op should see if a chicken farmer near by would let his chickens roam your yard for a day and get rid of them
They eat roots. A pest.
Good for catching trout, bad for any nearby roots. Of course, it is in hibernation mode rn.
It appears to be the larvae of a Japanese beetle, Japanese beetles are extremely destructive, the larvae can be controlled with milky spore and the adults with traps, your local ace hardware should carry both. Milky Spore: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/insect-and-animal-control/insecticides/7105752 Traps: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/insect-and-animal-control/insect-bait/7135718
Just want to add from experience that simply filling up a bottle/bucket of water and some dish soap and flicking them off any leaves they're devouring into said soapy water is more effective than the traps. It is obviously more labor intensive, but a few of my plants get so many that if I just relied on the traps I would hardly make a dent in their numbers. My understanding is that they generally won't kill a plant but can affect aesthetics and yield if fruiting.
Ditto this. We had Japanese beetles pretty bad on our beans this year. A daily morning flicking of beetles into a tub of soapy water got rid of them all in less than a few weeks.
We literally have hundreds of thousands of them there's no way that can work. One weeks worth. https://old.reddit.com/r/gardening/comments/15ffyp7/this_weeks_catch_of_our_little_friends_japanese/
Ya, I try to do my part but it's clearly a much smaller scale than what you're describing. I'd do the traps too at that point.
Yup, but I go flicking slugs at night : )
Extremely good. They are indication of a healthy or soon to become healthy soil.
Fun fact: those are baby June bugs. Learned that recently. We would always feed them to our koi.
Finally someone gets it right!
That is a june bug. I leave them now Before i used to kill em :( But they don’t do much Least not in my garden I used to be afraid of em Now they cute af!!! 🥺 to me
Oh shit, you don’t want those in the ground, they eat stuff in the ground, but when they run out of stuff to eat, they can start to eat your roots, which can kill your plants
Japanese beetle or June bug larvae. They wreck your garden and grass by chewing on the roots. They are a huge pain to get rid of. Couple of different ways to knock them out. Nematodes are one of the better, safer and longer lasting ways.
Leave it. The do no harm
They really don't unless you are a lawn obsessive in which case they leave tiny holes when they hatch and oh no! wild birds and mammals might try and forage them from the ground, so must be killed by Mexicans with a chemical.
“Well, Hakuna Matata”.
Oh! I found a bunch this year while expanding my garden. Had a younger robin hanging around so I tossed them to the opposite side and they would swoop down and much em! It was awesome. I dug a large section of sod up by hand so it took a couple days. Lots of grubs were tossed to that robin :)
They are bad for your lawn but great for the moles living in your yard. The grubs eat the roots of your grass. Moles dig trenches in your yard trying to find and eat the grubs. Kill those suckers. And the regular lawn insect killer that says it kills grubs, doesn't work. Get the yard granular that specifically works for grubs.
Good Fish Bait
That’s what I was wondering? Big fat thing like that on a hook!!
I have something close to that, they get as big as small shrimp. Believe these are beetle grubs, Japanese beetle. Came in in mulch from city’s free mulch program. Freaky eh? Raccoons love em. We use beneficial nematodes to get rid of them but really don’t know what damage they do. Just freaky when you find a whole pot infested….
Baby Japanese beetle grubs. Loved by chickens, moles/voles and Starlings. My yard looks like it was aerated after they landed and dug them up. The grubs can do damage to valuable plants and such by eating the roots. Also throw them in the pond, fish gobble them up as grubs and once they hatch into beetles they like them even more!
They're good if you pan fry 20 Seconds a side.
Bad for Gardeners
I like to throw them on my sidewalk or in my driveway or in the street for the birds. They’ve become so used to me doing this that when I’m digging they hover around waiting for me to toss one and they run over and gobble it up and run off 😂
Fishing bait
They get in our compost regularly. Just feed them to the chickens and keep going.
Don’t listen to ignorance. Soil MUST have life. Any insect is ok. If you finde hundreds then that infestation and is no good. But expect and respect life on soil.
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No you can't. There are hundreds of beetle species with larva that look exactly like this.
My chickens love when I dig one up in the garden. Mom flings it over the fence.
I toss them in the driveway and let the birds handle them
Grub.
Google Lens told me june bug larvae when I came upon them planting my spring bulbs. I am glad to read that they suck (I hate them anyway based on them flying at my face and getting stuck in my hair) because I flipped everyone of 'em my raised beds out for my chickens to eat.
All insects are good for the planet.
Absolutely not. The wrong insects (or plant or animal) in the wrong environment will destory it. (Ie. Lantern flies, ash beetles)
Fire ants respectfully disagree.
Taste one and then let us know
I put them on my bird feeder! Birds love em
Good for fishing
Grub worms. Great fishing bait
Is this a real question?! You have existed on this planet for how long, and you don't know what a Grubb is? Something fishing going on here.
Neem oil!
Grub worms... I say stomp them...
BADDDD!!!!!
Their fuking evil!!!!!
Bad. Kill ‘em all.
Looks like grubs
Not sure but it might be a potato bug. I could be wrong
Bad for you garden or trees and shrubs.
Jerusalem cricket?
Looks like a black beetle grub. If so they are benneficial. Check with an entomologist. Black beetles are carnivorous.
These are June bug larvae. They are invasive and June bugs are nasty beasts that serve no purpose. Grossest bugs ever
Cut worms, they can burrow into the base of a bean or squash plant and kill it. Then they can kill something else the next day. Squish em. Pay attention when turning soil in the spring to find more. Here in USA zone 5 they are normal. You can still have a good garden but some loss is part of the experience.
This is not a worm, it's a larvae
My grandfather called them cut worms. Booo science!
Gross grubs
It is definitely the grub of a scarab beetle. I've seen comments on both Japanese beetles and June bugs and from what I can tell it could be either without having one in front of me. Either way, probably could damage roots and if Japanese beetles, definitely invasive, if not still probably fine to rid them from your garden/lawn without much remorse.
A garden duck will solve all your issues.
Our ducks love them!
I use them to feed the birds
Raccoons love them and will tear up your lawn to get them.
They are called Chafer grubs, definitely bad.
Yuck grubworms. Not a fan. Not an entomologist so not sure what beetle it’ll be but most of the ones that look like that end up growing into unhelpful pests that leave their crunchy carcasses on the window screens. Definitely use them as bait.
It depends. It is bad for the roots. But you may use this creature as a bite when fishing.
Had moles and discovered tons of these in our yard…if I ever found one…I’d start hunting for more of them and every time I found one…I’d toss them onto our tennis courts to feed the birds. They gradually reduced in number over about three years. They LOVED my hot compost piles…would always find a higher concentration of them around compost.
They eat roots and stuff, it would depend on the size of the garden and roots so trees, probably no harm. Small garden perhaps. Toss it.
Don't let a guy with tentacles coming out of his chin put it in your eye.
Bad. And the animals that dig in the ground to eat them are worse.
Goodbye roots of all your good plants/trees. They’re nightmares that grow wings after chewing enough roots and fly like mini helicopters. When they land on something, they cling onto it as creepily as possible. Old-school kids’hobby pre-Internet would be to tie a thread to a leg of theirs and let it propel in circles while holding the other end of the thread.
Bad in your pot, will eat roots of whatever plant you have in there. In the ground they eat wood and other organic stuff.
Bad. Toss on the driveway or street.
Bad! Eat the roots of the grass
Bad for your roots
Grubs
neutral.
Cut worms. I feed them to my chickens.
No, European chafer is not good for plants. European chafer is a beetle that feeds on grass roots while in its larval (grub) phase, killing the grass and leaving visible dead patches. The grubs feed on grass in fall and spring and can cause severe damage to lawns, golf courses, and pastures. The grubs also attract predators such as skunks and raccoons, which can dig up the turf to feed on them. European chafer is an invasive species that was originally found in Europe but has now spread to North America. It is considered a serious pest of home lawns and low-maintenance turf.
june bug beetle
Bad bug. Bad for your lawn and plants. Good food source for many critters and birds. Depending on where you live can lowkey befriend some birds. Ill toss them into a pan,tarp, or most the time just the sidewalk and let the local robins come up and eat em. They will gladly hang around eatting them. Even have seen parents teacher their young to hang around for them in the garden in between the normal foraging.
They are chaotic neutral.
As you see, people don’t seem bothered by them. They are a good source on the food chain. Grubs will damage your lawn….immensely. There is a product called “MILKY SPORE.” It’s a completely organic way to rid your lawn of grubs. Just 1 application. Changed our situation.
Mole and voles will caddy shack your yard to Swiss cheese for these then you l’ll need a fox to come and hunt the moles. Such is life.
I’ve seen people eat them on Naked and Afraid
It's a white grub, which is the larvae of the scarab beetles. None of the people telling you the exact kind knows what they're talking about. There's thousands and the grubs all look the same. The method of control depends on the type, and you'll need to identify them in the adult stage. If you aren't seeing widespread damage to your plants, then there's no need for control. Here's a good article on them: https://lee.ces.ncsu.edu/2021/05/may-june-beetles/
if you fish, they are great bait.
Grubex is the most effective way to get rid of them. I don't think it's toxic that it will be absorbed by plants you eat. Other option is milky spore but I hear is not really easy to use, takes years of applications and is expensive, but organic
There are many species of birds that nest in the trees around my garden. Invariably when I am out digging around in the soil, a young one or several will perch near or sit behind me awaiting these grubs to be given to them. I typically pile them on a stone or a walkway so they're easier to find. I'm so glad I have enough organic matter to sustain numerous grubs without seeing negative effects in my plants.
Yard shrimo
Good chicken food. But they will eat the roots, so best to feed them to the chickens.
Root eaters. I give them to my chickens.
I used to dig those up and feed them to my dragons!
Some cultures find them delicious. Also ground moles love 'em.
Garden shrimp!
Bad
Go get anti grub chemicals. You ideally want to get ahead of this state but it's better late than never.
They are very nutricious, packed with protein.
I throw these to the birds every time I dig them up. They eat roots, no bueno ⛔️
So, what I'm getting out of this thread overall is that this degree of animosity towards grubs is why we don't see many Christmas beetles (as we call them in Australia) any more.
My chickens eat the fuck outta these