Grubs in Compost
jdmd
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Comments (4)The Green Fruit, or Green Fig, beetles are members of the scarab beetle family, the same family as the June bugs and Japanese Beetles. The grubs feed on organic matter, hence their presence in your compost pile. Repeated turning, to expose the wee buggers to predators, and working to keep the temperature of the material high, to cook them, works. I have found nothing, yet, to indicate that Bacillus popilleae, Milky Spore Disease, would work on them but since it does on other family members it may on these. However yours are too big for that to be effective this year. Here is a link that might be useful: Green Fruit Beelte...See Moregrubs in compost
Comments (2)Hi Kate. I believe the photo is a soldier fly larvae. These are beneficial in the compost pile (and good fish bait for the grandkids). The adult soldier flies do not eat and are not a problem at all (don't go into the house or bother anything). The larvae look "yucky", but are really helpful. Good luck. BG...See MoreGrubs in Compost?
Comments (4)Are grubs particularly beneficial in a compost pile? Not really. Are grubs particularly harmful in a compost pile? Not really. Do they need to be there? Not really. While grubs do consume your compost they are not particularly good for finished compost since they do not do to the waste material you compost what the bacteria that you want digesting it do. Simply because some critter eats the material yo put into the compost pile does not necessarily mean that critter is beneficial to your compost. Skunks also eat what is put into compost bins, but I can think of no one that would say they are beneficial....See Moregrub id please
Comments (2)Yes, brown head, a little off-white near the head & blue-green on the bottom half. I saw some photos of white grubs, but they seem to have a more consistently white body. Sorry about the picture quality, I used my camera phone. John...See Morejoepyeweed
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