Pest identification
Identify a pest
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- 1. What did you find?
- 2. Describe it
- 3. Likely pest
It’s likely to be…
Likely match
Curl Grubs
C-shaped white grubs eating roots under loose turf are curl grubs, the larvae of scarab beetles.
Check these features
- Creamy-white, C-shaped body up to about 25–40 mm depending on species.
- Brown head and three pairs of legs near the head.
- Swollen, often greyish rear end.
What to read next
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