🧵 Any entomologists on here?
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:21:15 UTC No. 16302784
Anyone recognize what these are? I found about 7 of them climbing up the trunk of my new eucalyptus tree sapling. Geographically, I'm in a green LA suburb.
They are about 5 mm long. Are they harmless caterpillars or are they some kind of pest that will harm my lovely tree?
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:22:37 UTC No. 16302786
>>16302784
They're nature's gummy worms. Take a bite.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:24:27 UTC No. 16302787
>>16302784
you know it's a grub, right? Who cares what it turns into probably a beetle.
>t. feel angry that you are pretending to not know that's a grub for yous
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:27:28 UTC No. 16302789
>>16302787
my main concern is, will it harm my tree? some of the leaves look chewed already, i don't know if these little guys are the culprit
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:28:51 UTC No. 16302790
>>16302789
the only time i ran into grubs that look exactly like that is cutting into a living tree and finding them living inside eating the wood. They probably chew wood not leaves.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:32:19 UTC No. 16302794
>>16302790
well, that doesn't sound good for tree
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:55:22 UTC No. 16302864
>>16302789
Larvae need to eat a lot, it's either eating or looking for food. The trunk of a young sapling is pretty resistant and if it doesn't have any obvious damage then they are probably just looking for leaves to eat which would harm the tree if they clear it out.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:04:02 UTC No. 16302909
>>16302784
Look similar to sawfly larvae. Do they cluster?
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:30:29 UTC No. 16302923
https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/po
Some type of eucalyptus leaf beetle
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:33:38 UTC No. 16303412
thanks guys, but /out/ was able to identify it: its a 'dotted leaf beetle' an invasive species from australia that has shown up in cali over the last few years. yes, they are munching on the leaves too, so i'm going to try and find some insecticide that isn't insanely toxic. any suggestions?
🗑️ Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:57:39 UTC No. 16303429
>>16303412
>thanks guys, but /out/ was able to identify
/diy/ was able to identify it 9 hours ago in the post above yours. are you retarded?
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:37:08 UTC No. 16303585
>>16303412
Well it's a eucalyptus pest, iirc there's some horticulture that can be done that will allow them to fight off the beetles and their larvae.