Grub identification, please

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dun1kirk Berkeley, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 22, 2007

I used to have hundreds of these in my dirt. Less now as I have squashed so many. Does anyone know what kind, and more importantly, the damage it does?
thanks.

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kyjoy Frankfort, KY Apr 23, 2007

Grubs feed on grass roots. Moles feed on grubs. I have my yard treated annually.

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dun1kirk Berkeley, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 23, 2007

What else could they be damaging? I don't have a blade of grass on the property. I mostly find them in overturned soil in the vegetable garden as I am preparing for my veggies. The picture does not show I find them curled and more green than the picture shows.

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Stelco Dewitt, MI(Zone 5b) Apr 23, 2007

Um, I think that what you have there is a Garden Centipede. See this link:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/S/I-SY-SIMM-AD.003.html

They eat little insects, so they are probably beneficial to your yard, especially the veggie garden.

Mark

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dun1kirk Berkeley, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 23, 2007

Stelco, I don't think it is a Garden Centipede or symphylan. Mine are fatter and greener and well over 1/4". The sites that I looked at said they eat new planted seeds and new roots.

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Stelco Dewitt, MI(Zone 5b) Apr 24, 2007

I’ve never seen a grub with antenna and I’ve never seen one with legs that travel past the first quarter to half of the body length. The body segments appear to be more scaled than a grub, which has a soft segmented body. But, I could be wrong. It has happened before. :)

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Magpye NW Qtr, AR(Zone 6a) Apr 24, 2007

dun1kirk ..

Isn't a grub: tis a 'pede ...

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The greenhouse millipede is often abundant in greenhouses (as the name implies) but is also found in potted houseplants and even may live outdoors in damp areas. The greenhouse millipede is different from the more common millipedes by being moderately flattened from top to bottom and lighter colored.

Take a look, here > http://bugguide.net/node/view/41603 .. and .. http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/mreenhou.html

- Magpye

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