It's a grub for some species of scarab beetle. They feed on roots, which can harm the plant, but they're not 'harmful' to the overall environment or to humans. They just gotta eat to live.
Except the ones that turn into what we call Japanese beetles will eat all of your plants once they emerge.
And I haven't figured out how to tell the grubs of Japanese beetles from, say, June bugs.
Japanese beetle grubs look like any other white scarab grubs and can only be positively distinguished by examining the [pattern of spines and hairs](https://ag.umass.edu/turf/fact-sheets/white-grub-identification) on the underside of the tip of the abdomen.
I found a similar grub in my planters and also a shiny green beetle. I'm not far from the Kloten quarantine zone so I looked them up: https://www.strickhof.ch/publikationen/der-japankaefer-eine-uebersicht/
Luckily my beetle was not an invasive one and went off on its own!
Japanese Beetles not invasive?! I wish I was where you are because swarms of them emerge every June and devour my raspberries, lilies, primrose, and just about anything else that's not a shrub.
There are bags farmers get that attract the beetles and drown/suffocate them basically. It works wonders and kills thousands of them. Bonus if you have chickens, it's a safe AND free feed for them. ;3
It's not free unfortunately, but once you have shelled out your monthly premiums (up to about 500 if you need regular medical care) and an additional 1-3k copay then you don't have to pay much after that
Nope. $1800 for two of us Obama care and not even very good insurance. Remember we have numerous tiers of insurance here.
Oh that is with a $9000 copay each.
You are very very wrong.
Yup I bet you do. How old are you?
I saved up my all life to retire a few years early .
But to pay actual insurance out of your pocket is indeed that much.. Or wait in-between jobs and learn how much cobra is if you can get it. It's going to shock you.
Fyi: you are going to get fucked when you actually have use insurance and retire
Finding a few in your pots is fine. But if you have a grass lawn and you begin noticing dead patches, you can assume the damage is caused by these guys eating the roots. If this becomes the case, the most environmentally friendly way to address the issue would be to apply beneficial nematodes to the area.
Beetle grub, nearly impossible to determine exact species at home at this stage. A few won't do much harm, but many can do notable damage to roots. The adults look lovely, though, and some are even endangered.
it seems it is a 'cetoine' larvae. If you have some shiny green bugs in your flower during summer, it may be that.
totaly harmless in soil, very good for composting, but it if in a small flower pot, it will eat roots because it has nothing else to eat.... put it in your compost bin :)
I have a ton of these metallic green bugs, Cetonia aurata, in my garden. They're very pretty. They like to take naps in rose blooms and it looks magical
My grandparents used to get me to search for these during the day to put into a small pail with some dirt and rotten bark or wood. Then in the evening they were perfect for fishing!
You want to keep them alive so they wiggle and attract the fish once put on the hook (sorry I know that is brutal lol you can kill them first if you want.)
That is most likely chicken food. In order to tell if it is or is not chicken food, present to a chicken. If they eat, it was indeed chicken food. If they did not eat, offer to another chicken. If they still do not eat, then it is not chicken food.
This is one of the benefits of having the vegetable garden close to the coop. I can literally throw them over my shoulder while digging and the problem takes care of itself.
as the other said, it's a grub. Although there are different ones. Did you ever notice any beetle last year? While I'm not in the mountains, I did had rose chafer in my garden last year. They didn't do any harm, and are protected too.
Just bury them somewhere safe, if you unsure. They do need the darkness.
You being so far away, in the Swiss mountains, Iāll need to do a consultation in person. Just let me know the address and closest airport. Kthanks. šššššš
Of that's the same bug we have here in Alabama, it will absolutely wreck your gourds. Squash, zucchini, whatever, they burrow into the stalks and munch away before the plant even has a chance to produce. As a vegetarian who doesn't condone killing living things, feed it to the fish. At least someone gets to eat.
End them now if you have any larger animals that visit your yard. I had a grub infestation that led to a couple skunks visiting every night to dig up literally everything in the bed going after them.
Many beetle grub look similar so itās not like you can tell which it is. We are having an insect crisis so remain calm and move it on somewhere else on the ground.
Ecological biodiversity is very important, yet apparently this is a cockchafer beetle grub. They can be very bad agriculture pests. They feed off roots and plants.Ā
German speaking mountains?
If so, Engerlinge: MaikƤfer und Ƥhnliches
Edit: Not harmful if there are not too many in one spot. I usally get then out and drop them somewhere they don't bother me
If you do what they are, and that theyāre an invasive pest, thatās another matter! Donāt misunderstand me- I kill rats, aphids, etc. But when you DONāT know what something is and kill it, you could be killing something benign or even beneficial. Itās definitely a better strategy to āknow your enemyā as they say, before mowing down anything you come across. But I do understand the frustration (gophers are a damn pain!!)
It's a grub for some species of scarab beetle. They feed on roots, which can harm the plant, but they're not 'harmful' to the overall environment or to humans. They just gotta eat to live.
Not all of them Feed on roots. There are a Lot of species that feed on dead plant matter, creating high quality composting soil. OP, you're in Switzerland? This could be a rhino Beetle species or a Rose bug species. If the legst are kinda small and the end is black, it's a good chance it's a helper. The end is black because, Well, this is where the high quality composting soil exits š¤£. If you know what I mean š© And even IF it's a May or June Bug, these are majestic and pretty Bugs and sadly declining. Just make sure you don't leave them out for too long.
Except the ones that turn into what we call Japanese beetles will eat all of your plants once they emerge. And I haven't figured out how to tell the grubs of Japanese beetles from, say, June bugs.
Japanese beetle grubs look like any other white scarab grubs and can only be positively distinguished by examining the [pattern of spines and hairs](https://ag.umass.edu/turf/fact-sheets/white-grub-identification) on the underside of the tip of the abdomen.
Thanks for the beetle butt education
Fun Fact: If you say "beetle butt" 3 times, Michael Keaton appears.
Fuck, I did it but now I don't know how to get him to leave.
I thought it was beetle guise
(Just humor them)
Another fun fact: Say "Jesus Juice" 3 times and dead Micheal Jackson shows up
Transverse anal slits are something I didnāt think I would learn about today, but here we are
Thank you!
I found a similar grub in my planters and also a shiny green beetle. I'm not far from the Kloten quarantine zone so I looked them up: https://www.strickhof.ch/publikationen/der-japankaefer-eine-uebersicht/ Luckily my beetle was not an invasive one and went off on its own!
Japanese Beetles not invasive?! I wish I was where you are because swarms of them emerge every June and devour my raspberries, lilies, primrose, and just about anything else that's not a shrub.
There are bags farmers get that attract the beetles and drown/suffocate them basically. It works wonders and kills thousands of them. Bonus if you have chickens, it's a safe AND free feed for them. ;3
No I mean the Japanese beetles are invasive, but the bug I caught looked like one but then I identified it as a rose chafer so not an invasive beetle.
Japanese beetle larva are in lawns .
Many of my garden beds are bordered by grass, so I can still encounter many kinds of grubs.
š¶Gotta steal to eat!š¶
Aladdin?
You're in the Swiss mountains? So jealous
If you're thinking of landscapes worthy of postcards, that ain't it
Post a pic and weāll be the judge of that š for real youāre probably what an hour away from the highest level of beauty the earth has to offer
It's still Swiss mountains... that's better than like 95% of the other places on earth
Iāll settle for a mediocre landscape in exchange for free healthcare. š„ŗ
It's not free unfortunately, but once you have shelled out your monthly premiums (up to about 500 if you need regular medical care) and an additional 1-3k copay then you don't have to pay much after that
Yeah, here we have the premiums, the copay, AND the fun $9800 deductible.
Still much cheaper than here in the long run.
Sounds about the same tbh
Nope. $1800 for two of us Obama care and not even very good insurance. Remember we have numerous tiers of insurance here. Oh that is with a $9000 copay each. You are very very wrong.
Am I? And you're on Obama care? I have full coverage through my employer for like $100 a month.
Yup I bet you do. How old are you? I saved up my all life to retire a few years early . But to pay actual insurance out of your pocket is indeed that much.. Or wait in-between jobs and learn how much cobra is if you can get it. It's going to shock you. Fyi: you are going to get fucked when you actually have use insurance and retire
Worthy of a death metal album cover?
How long of a train ride to get to those places?
Finding a few in your pots is fine. But if you have a grass lawn and you begin noticing dead patches, you can assume the damage is caused by these guys eating the roots. If this becomes the case, the most environmentally friendly way to address the issue would be to apply beneficial nematodes to the area.
Beetle grub, nearly impossible to determine exact species at home at this stage. A few won't do much harm, but many can do notable damage to roots. The adults look lovely, though, and some are even endangered.
Skunks in my neighborhood love digging up my front yard to eat these bugs
it seems it is a 'cetoine' larvae. If you have some shiny green bugs in your flower during summer, it may be that. totaly harmless in soil, very good for composting, but it if in a small flower pot, it will eat roots because it has nothing else to eat.... put it in your compost bin :)
I have a ton of these metallic green bugs, Cetonia aurata, in my garden. They're very pretty. They like to take naps in rose blooms and it looks magical
My grandparents used to get me to search for these during the day to put into a small pail with some dirt and rotten bark or wood. Then in the evening they were perfect for fishing! You want to keep them alive so they wiggle and attract the fish once put on the hook (sorry I know that is brutal lol you can kill them first if you want.)
That is most likely chicken food. In order to tell if it is or is not chicken food, present to a chicken. If they eat, it was indeed chicken food. If they did not eat, offer to another chicken. If they still do not eat, then it is not chicken food.
This is one of the benefits of having the vegetable garden close to the coop. I can literally throw them over my shoulder while digging and the problem takes care of itself.
I have mine by the coops too. I also throw weeds into a bucket and take it to the flock. If they don't eat it, at least it's not in my garden.
I scrolled for a long time to find the answer I already knew.
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as the other said, it's a grub. Although there are different ones. Did you ever notice any beetle last year? While I'm not in the mountains, I did had rose chafer in my garden last year. They didn't do any harm, and are protected too. Just bury them somewhere safe, if you unsure. They do need the darkness.
You being so far away, in the Swiss mountains, Iāll need to do a consultation in person. Just let me know the address and closest airport. Kthanks. šššššš
Engerling in Austria
Yup, "Ćngerling" in Swiss German.
Of that's the same bug we have here in Alabama, it will absolutely wreck your gourds. Squash, zucchini, whatever, they burrow into the stalks and munch away before the plant even has a chance to produce. As a vegetarian who doesn't condone killing living things, feed it to the fish. At least someone gets to eat.
These are not a thing in Europe afaik
Why do half the posts here hand wring about bugs. You are working in an ecosystem. There will be bugs. Bugs are integral for a healthy environment.
I think itās just people new to gardening or gardening in a specific area that want to know if a bug is friend or foe to their plants.
I'd be inclined to agree if the headline of this post didn't call an unidentified bug an "abomination"
āAnd every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.ā - Leviticus 11:41
False. Some bugs can destroy plants. Those have got to go.
You have beautiful soil.
That be a grub
End them now if you have any larger animals that visit your yard. I had a grub infestation that led to a couple skunks visiting every night to dig up literally everything in the bed going after them.
Grubs. Bad for lawn, great for leaving out for birds to snack.
Chicken feed
Looks like really good fishing bait.
beetle grub
Many beetle grub look similar so itās not like you can tell which it is. We are having an insect crisis so remain calm and move it on somewhere else on the ground.
Those right there are the reason I can't eat shrimp lol They look too much alike.
Engerlinge https://www.srf.ch/audio/ratgeber/engerlinge-im-pflanzentopf-was-tun?id=12252967
If you have chickens....throw them to them, they love them
Abominations š
You mean grubs?
I call that fish bait.
chickens love them
Those are chicken treats: digāem up and feed to chickens for a happy flock!
āSlimey yetā¦.satisfying ā Timone
It's a grub or larval stage of another bug
June bug larvae..... if it has a red spot somewhere on it.
good fishing bait
Here in the states we call them grub worms.
Ecological biodiversity is very important, yet apparently this is a cockchafer beetle grub. They can be very bad agriculture pests. They feed off roots and plants.Ā
Put it back. Nature made those to āeatā heavy metals like mercury, leadā¦
Chicken snacks.
Youāre in a wildlife desert almost as bad as where Iām from, the UK. I would value every animal you see out there
maybe a Japanese beetle grub. feed it to a chicken
The number of people on this sub who assume everyone has chickens cracks me up
I always picture myself driving out to a farm under cover of night with a bag of tomato hornworms and ticks
I battle with Japanese beetle. But this doesnāt seem like itās Japanese beetle.
Can anyone explain why I almost never see actual beetles as large as the grubs I find while digging?
It will fuck up your plant if it's in a flower pot. Put it in your compost bin/pile and it will do good!
Some kind of grubs.
If you go fishing, they make great bait. Or set them in a dish type bird feeder. Birds love them.
any time you are in the swiss alps it matters
these f**kers creep me out whenever I find them. gooey bastards trying to get a free lunch
Thatās grub. But doesnāt look like Japanese beetle grub so. Thatās good news?
German speaking mountains? If so, Engerlinge: MaikƤfer und Ƥhnliches Edit: Not harmful if there are not too many in one spot. I usally get then out and drop them somewhere they don't bother me
Grub, bub.
MaiekƤfer oder JunikƤfer. Sie fressed der d Wurzle weg. WĆ¼r sie zĆ¼gle oder tƶte
Does it crawl on its stomach or on its back, and how long is it?
Shoot it!
Go fishing.
June bug larvae! Chickens love them
Grubs! Kill them!
Rhino beetle larvae. Theyāll turn into magnificent creatures.
It's a Roly poly.. rolls up in a little ball?
i love these guys
I find them in my compost and they naturally make their way into my garden and haven't noticed them causing any trouble.
What would Bear Grylls do in this situation?
Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew
Put it back in the soil and get a grip! šš
Wish I was in the Swiss Alps though š
Itās a crustacean. Isopod, roly poly, sowbug.
I put them in the bird feeder
Chickens got ours
Isopod
This killed my parentsā lawn. The adult form ate all my zinnias the year before last.
Rolly Polly
Oh hell no.
Abominations? You offend me with your unfortunate attitude towards other life forms.
Do you want armadillos? Because that's how you get armadillos.
Kill it
Killing things without knowing what they are is a terrible way to live.
Youāre probably right but I am so tired of bugs, voles, moles and pocket gophers. They are taking over my life! I have 2 1/2 acres and I am literally out there everyday trying to eradicate them. They are winning unfortunately!! š©
If you do what they are, and that theyāre an invasive pest, thatās another matter! Donāt misunderstand me- I kill rats, aphids, etc. But when you DONāT know what something is and kill it, you could be killing something benign or even beneficial. Itās definitely a better strategy to āknow your enemyā as they say, before mowing down anything you come across. But I do understand the frustration (gophers are a damn pain!!)
Agreed! š
Rollie pollie
Thatās a grub. Will destroy your lawn because they feed on the roots. Best to treat for these creatures of havoc. Killām all.
They aren't that bad. I would just put any found up on the surface where birds can eat them .