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Glenn Springs S.C.

I brought in a lot of manure it was full of worms which are good but what about big white grubs and little gray bugs I've always called rollie pollies I don't know their real name but are they going to be a problem?
Jeff

4/21/2001 11:57:29 PM

Greencastle, PA

good question

4/22/2001 9:41:06 AM

Long Island,New York

Yup....kill'm. (or fry'm up with a little lemon or garlic powder....you choose). Chances are they are larvae from one or two of many types of beetles that eat roots. The big white ones are most likely June bug(beetle) larvae (my toad loves them)(raw). The grey ones....I don't know. Grubbex or any of the other grub killers will get them in my experience....but you cannot eat the produce you use it on..........G

4/22/2001 10:33:39 AM

Glenn Springs S.C.

I'll opt for the grub x. Thanks for the recipe though.
Jeff

4/22/2001 11:31:03 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

Most likely the grubs are either masked chaffer beetles or japanese beetles, and they will feed on the roots of your plants, as for the gray rollie-polly one's aka pill bugs they are harmless and feed on decaying matter, however i found an interesting article that states that the pill bugs will eat stink bug aka squash bugs eggs! see attaches article link.
http://www-pubcomm.ucdavis.edu/newsreleases/03.99/news_stinkbugs.html

Glenn Peters

4/23/2001 8:53:22 AM