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Toni
Apr 13, 2014 3:57 PM CST
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Name: Toni Melvin
Sherwood Oregon (Zone 8a)
Beekeeper Region: Pacific Northwest Permaculture Organic Gardener Region: Oregon Native Plants and Wildflowers
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Can anyone identify this bug? It is about an inch and quarter long.
Toni
I aspire to be the person my dog thinks I am
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SongofJoy
Apr 13, 2014 4:01 PM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Plant Identifier I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Avid Green Pages Reviewer
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Garden Ideas: Master Level Cat Lover Birds Region: Tennessee Echinacea
It looks like a grub worm of some sort. Common in a lot of lawns and beds. Ours here are mostly Japanese Beetle grubs.
I garden for the pollinators.
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greene
Apr 13, 2014 4:10 PM CST
Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!
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Larva of some kind of bug; June bug, Japanese beetle, or other type. Take one to your local county extension office if you need an exact identification.

Whenever I find one of these I toss is over the fence into the more wooded area or drop it into the bird bath so the birds can eat it.
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"
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Toni
Apr 13, 2014 4:13 PM CST
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Name: Toni Melvin
Sherwood Oregon (Zone 8a)
Beekeeper Region: Pacific Northwest Permaculture Organic Gardener Region: Oregon Native Plants and Wildflowers
Canning and food preservation Herbs Composter Bee Lover Vermiculture Garden Ideas: Level 1
Maybe it will grow into something that eats slugs Hurray!
Toni
I aspire to be the person my dog thinks I am
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drdawg
Apr 13, 2014 4:15 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
Nope. You really don't want grubs. When I dig one up, I too put it where the birds can get to it. Birds love them.
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

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SongofJoy
Apr 13, 2014 4:16 PM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Plant Identifier I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Avid Green Pages Reviewer
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Garden Ideas: Master Level Cat Lover Birds Region: Tennessee Echinacea
I agree
I garden for the pollinators.
| @SongofJoy | Post #589212 (6)
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woofie
Apr 13, 2014 4:28 PM CST
Name: woofie
NE WA (Zone 5a)
Charter ATP Member Garden Procrastinator Greenhouse Dragonflies Plays in the sandbox I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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Also, Toni, we have a forum just for asking about pests and diseases. Maybe if you post your photos over there, someone might be able to give you a more specific ID. Worth a try! Smiling
http://garden.org/forums/view/...
Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid.
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