Help ! when putting my compost onto my beds saw some big fat greyish curved creatures in it . Are these going to eat my plants?
I agree a photograph would be helpful so that we can help identify what they are.
Probably illegal immigrants. Eating your plants is the least of your worries.
I hope they weren't vine weevil larvae. http://www.gardenforumhorticulture.co.uk/pestwatch/vine-weevil.htm
Stag beetle larvae are very big fat and greyish .
Yes - we don't want to recommend squidging something wonderful - we need a photo
Thank you for all of your replies , i think they are Stag beetle larvae , fat about the size of a 10p piece, they are in my homemade compost . Can you tell me if they will harm my garden if i use the compost please. ?
They're wonderful creatures sooty
How lucky to have them nearby in your garden if that's what they are - hope you get to see them as they develop properly.
If you can't do a pic , google stag beetle larvae and see if the images look like what you have
Do they have legs?
Vine weevil larvae don't have legs.
This ID chart might help http://ptes.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Larvae-ID.pdf
Posts
I agree a photograph would be helpful so that we can help identify what they are.
Probably illegal immigrants. Eating your plants is the least of your worries.
I hope they weren't vine weevil larvae. http://www.gardenforumhorticulture.co.uk/pestwatch/vine-weevil.htm
Stag beetle larvae are very big fat and greyish .
Yes - we don't want to recommend squidging something wonderful - we need a photo
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you for all of your replies , i think they are Stag beetle larvae , fat about the size of a 10p piece, they are in my homemade compost . Can you tell me if they will harm my garden if i use the compost please. ?
They're wonderful creatures sooty
How lucky to have them nearby in your garden if that's what they are - hope you get to see them as they develop properly.
If you can't do a pic , google stag beetle larvae and see if the images look like what you have
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Do they have legs?
Vine weevil larvae don't have legs.
This ID chart might help http://ptes.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Larvae-ID.pdf
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.