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What grub is this?

LaLa2004 · 2018-05-12 10:00:02

There are lots of these larvae growing on ivy that I want to cut back. I'd like to know if it a beneficial or harmless insect. I could leave the clipping for a few weeks. I'm hoping to attach a photograph.

12-05-2018 11:00AM

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LaLa2004

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There are lots of these larvae growing on ivy that I want to cut back. I'd like to know if it a beneficial or harmless insect. I could leave the clipping for a few weeks. I'm hoping to attach a photograph.

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#2 12-05-2018 11:09AM

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Look like scale bugs. They are a pest. Rub them off, or if too many prune the stem off and burn it.

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#3 16-05-2018 01:35PM

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It's a scale insect of some kind. Definitely a pest. Rub off and spray the plant with a soap solution.

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