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May 9, 2017 6:54 PM CST

I'm a garden novice! Just noticed these small white grub-looking friends in the soil. What are they and what should I do? Thanks!
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May 9, 2017 7:00 PM CST
Name: Daisy I
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I don't know much about bugs but they look like termite larvae to me.
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May 9, 2017 7:29 PM CST
Name: Sandy B.
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DaisyI said: Welcome!

I don't know much about bugs but they look like termite larvae to me.


A little hard to tell, but I thought the same thing. (Might need to take the "r" out of "friends," if that's the case!)
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May 10, 2017 12:00 PM CST
Name: greene
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They look very much like termites to my old eyes.
Termites in the house are bad; in the garden and in the forest where they belong, they are good. You decide. Thumbs up
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