Several species. White or light yellow, hard brown heads, curved; 1/2 inch to l 1/2 inches long when fully grown. White grubs live in soil and are larvae of May beetles. They require 3 years to mature.
Potato and peanut.
Larvae feed on roots and underground parts of potato and many other plants. Adults feed on tree foliage.
Throughout United States.
Turn over the soil in late summer or early fall. This will kill many grubs and expose others to predators.
Grubs may be controlled with milky spore disease (Doom), if available. Birds, hogs, and skunks are natural predators of the grubs. Parasitic wasps may also provide some control.
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