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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 2:38 pm 
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In turning over our compost we found grubs. Won't they hurt my fruit trees that we're using the compost on? I thought grubs would eat the root system of plants.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:35 pm 
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Are the "grubs" dark colored? If they are, they are likely the larvae of the Soldier Fly, a beneficial.

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No - they are the big white grubs.


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No - they are the big white grubs.


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No - they are the big white grubs.


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