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Re: Compost Horror
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Julianne <jlw@planetc.com> wrote:
[...]
> The younger smaller ones are off-white to tan in color; half an inch long;
> legless; cigar-shaped; segmented in appearance. The older bigger ones are
> tan to brown; 3/4 inch long. Much smaller than the pinkie-sized grubs you
> mentioned. No hair that I can see, no spots, no visible
> organs except in the front a tiny protuberance which is presumably its
> mouth.
They may be wireworms, the larval stage of "click beetles," /Limonius spp.,/
opportunistically feeding on undecomposed plant matter in your composter.
In any case, I wouldn't be too concerned as they are merely contributing to
the breakdown of the organic matter in your bin and aren't threatening
your garden proper. A compost bin is full of life forms, large and small,
all feeding on the banquet provided and in turn leaving you with fertile
compost. As long as you keep animal based materials out of the bin you
shouldn't have any serious pest problems.
> Julianne
> Zone 6/7 Upper East Tennessee
Cheers!
--
Bob Carter - bcarter@wkpowerlink.com
Kootenay Bay, BC, Canada - Zone 6b
--
Eve, the earthworm sez: "If yer not forest, yer against us."
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