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Apr 24th, 2009 at 05:39 PM
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hello,
today i was removing a bit of grass and saw under a lot of white worms crawling.ugggh........................if only it would ve been normal earthworms but white worms suck at the root of grass and i ve got yellow grass because of it... what can i do to kill it..preferably with household stuff
tkx.
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Miss. Farmer
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Are these white worms shaped like earthworms? Or when you dig them up, are they more curved? Is this what they look like? ![[Linked Image]](http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/bernstmc/475ea18568374b3c.jpg)
Last edited by Marica; Apr 25th, 2009 at 05:57 AM. Reason: added picture
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Deep Purple
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sounds like you have grubs - which are the larval form of various types of beetles.
before treating/killing them you need to determine what kind they are - some beetles are beneficial and you would want to have them even if you lose a bit a grass.
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Marica, yes it s like that one exept i didn t notice if they had a white tail...but i think not...now i went to look but can t find them anymore as i gave them a bottle ov vinegar yesterday...is that allright, :)
Jocelyn, is marica s picture a grub or a bad white worm that suck on grass..sorry i m not very good with that and ask stupid questions sometimes...
thank you both for bearing with me and answering me...
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Miss. Farmer
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Francine-- The picture I posted is of a Japanese beetle grub. Very bad, nasty things. But Joclyn is right. If it's not exactly like the photo, it might be the grub of a beneficial beetle. This is especially the case since it's not clear to me (after a quick search) that the range of the Japanese beetle extends into Quebec. Do you have the equivalent of the US "agricultural extension office"? These state & local offices, often associated with universities, usually have information about garden pests.
Hope this helps. If you find another, perhaps you could take a photo & post it. That would help us identify your grub.
"No crime is involved in plagiarizing nature's ways" (Edward H. Faulkner, 1943, "Plowman's Folly," University of Oklahoma Press).
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Mister Mystery
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See also Masked Chafers (White Grubs) info at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r785301311.html
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hello,
Joclyn thanks for the info but as i can t quite remember your idea of taking a picture next time is very good; and thank you very much for taking the time of doing a quik research for me, twas very nice of you.yes we do have something like the africultural departements.but i think with all of you good ppl. i won t need them.
Papito, thank you very much for the info i ll go and tcheck it out sometimes today, but first i want to go and see if i got anymore of those whit things and try taking a picture of it, but yesterday i couldn t find anymore...maybe because of the bath vinegar i made them take...hahah...you think that s it?
merci et bonne journee !!
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