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What are these friend or for?

sweet pea Sarahsweet pea Sarah Posts: 129
in Problem solving
found these found these in an empty pit of soil…good or bad?

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    edited October 2021
    They are beetle larvae, but I can't ID which one.  They are beneficial insects in general (apart from some like Vine weevil, but this isn't what you have.)  However, you don't want them in pots and they would prefer to be underground, so the best thing to do is dig a shallow hole under a hedge or bush, place them in and gently cover over. :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • sweet pea Sarahsweet pea Sarah Posts: 129
    BobTheGardener said:
    They are beetle larvae, but I can't ID which one.  They are beneficial insects in general (apart from some like Vine weevil, but this isn't what you have.)  However, you don't want them in pots and they would prefer to be underground, so the best thing to do is dig a shallow hole under a hedge or bush, place them in and gently cover over. :)
    Thank you Bob the Gardener..have put them somewhere safe.didn’t think they were vine weevil but wasn’t sure.
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