Grubs!!....

[gssgarden]

What's your fav way to get rid of them? Was moving dirt from one raised bed to another when the kids spotted one. ended up to be about 10-15 of them that the kids had 'fun' with! lol

It was one of the beds i had trouble with last year. Hmmmm....

I TRY to be as organic as possible but I may not have a choice.

Thoughts?


Thanks in advance,

Greg

[Worth1]

Nematodes.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...eCBc7fv7e9RjqQ

[KarenO]

It really depends what they are. Not all grubs (usually beetle larvae) are bad for the garden with many beetles being beneficial.
Any local place that could identify them for you?
Did you have an infestation of problematic beetles or cutworms in the past? If not or especially if you haven't noticed them until now they are not likely a problem worth any chemical control.
Always remember that anything you use to kill a pest kills everything else as well, beneficial insects included and often upsets the balance of natural predators and prey that keeps a garden in balance. I know folks who will kill anything that moves, completely unaware of what it even is, pest or beneficial.
There is no such thing as a bug free garden, nor would you want it to be.
KarenO

[maxjohnson]

I mixed in a bit of milky spores to the soil, but I understand it only is effective against a specific type of grubs, ie japanese beetles, and I read conflicting information on whether it's effective for june bugs.

[Worth1]

I have found that the June bug grubs only really effect lawns.
I dont grow a lawn so I dont worry about them.
It would be a never ending battle for nothing, I would lose.

Worth

[dustdevil]

Cutworms are a common grub, but you need to id your specific grub. On the farm we plow and disc so we don't have problems...burying them deep does the trick. Maybe rototilling will help. I don't use chems.

[Worth1]

I think of a grub as the larva of a scarab beetle of some sort.
Mine are all brown June bugs.
The armadillos do a good job of eating them.
They can smell one in the soil dig it out and eat it.
Worth
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[TC_Manhattan]

Originally Posted by Worth1

I think of a grub as the larva of a scarab beetle of some sort.
Mine are all brown June bugs.
The armadillos do a good job of eating them.
They can smell one in the soil dig it out and eat it.
Worth
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Send some of those armadillos up my way.
I think they'd be cute to have around, and maybe they'd chase off my groundhog colony while they're at it.
Why, they could move right in!

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by TC_Manhattan

Send some of those armadillos up my way.
I think they'd be cute to have around, and maybe they'd chase off my groundhog colony while they're at it.
Why, they could move right in!

One of my neighbors hates them.
His wife came outside and saw two littkle holes in her lawn and said the lawn is ruined.
What is it with all of the wildlife around here we didn't have this in Texas city.
Now you will need to look on google maps to find Texas city.
It is one of the most polluted places in the country.
The soil can burn.
Worth

[TC_Manhattan]

Originally Posted by Worth1

One of my neighbors hates them.
His wife came outside and saw two littkle holes in her lawn and said the lawn is ruined.
What is it with all of the wildlife around here we didn't have this in Texas city.
Now you will need to look on google maps to find Texas city.
It is one of the most polluted places in the country.
The soil can burn.
Worth

I found it, across the bay from Port Arthur.
I remember traveling through Port Arthur many years ago. To me, it was Hell's half acre.
Yikes.

I'll trade you a pair of armadillos for a dozen groundhogs..
(My groundhogs are nice and plump and they're vegetarians. Have yet to find the nerve to try skinning and eating one, though some folks claim they are tasty.)

[gssgarden]

They're white grubs for sure.

Don't have any armadillos around here! lol

[Worth1]

Young ground hogs are good eating.

Worth

[maxjohnson]

I went out today and saw my one of my tomato was munched on over night, as well as one of the ripe trinidad moruga scorpion pepper I'm growing for the neighbor. Most likely was a possum or raccoon, I feel bad for it now. (I don't think it will be chewing on anymore of my fruits anytime soon.)