What are these Grubs???

[lazermule]

Found a bunch of these on a Poplar tree that was cut today... What are they? They were about the size of my thumb...that is a gallon container that they are in.

http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/lazermule/grubs.jpg

 

[Jesse Benson]

No idea, I find them all the time in wood that is basically dirt in the center. Our chickens wouldn't even eat em. I just let the girls squash em.

 

[buzz sawyer]

I believe some kind of beetle - maybe stag beetle or June bug.

 

[ATH]

Not a great picture to ID from...but my guess based on that is a hermit beetle of some species (Osmoderma spp.)?

 

[S Mc]

Bearing in mind that I am not an entomologist, and in fact find a lot of the insect world fairly disturbing, EVIDENTLY for a positive ID you need to, are you ready for this? determine the pattern of hair on their bums, called the rastral pattern.

The link below provides more information than I ever wanted to know (or see) about grubs.

http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/atru/research/grubs.pdf

Sylvia

 

[Muffler Bearing]

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/lawnfaqs/grubs.html

 

[ATH]

I shoud have confirmed for clarification...were these found IN the wood? If so, then they are not going to be IDed on a turf pest publication... If they were not in the wood, they are not the same hermit beetle I was thinking of that I have seen...

 

[lazermule]

I shoud have confirmed for clarification...were these found IN the wood? If so, then they are not going to be IDed on a turf pest publication... If they were not in the wood, they are not the same hermit beetle I was thinking of that I have seen...

They were in the hollow core filled with "stuff" in the log..

LM

 

[ATH]

then I'll stick with hermit beetle unless I saw compelling evidence otherwise.

 

[lazermule]

Put them in a plastic bag with some moist paper towels.....give 'em a few days to clear their digestive track.......rinse and stir fry!

I'll pass...