What is this grub?

[Kitchen Gardener]

I dug up a plant to re pot in order to pass on to my friend but underneath was a grub which I don't remember seeing before. It was about one inch long, a sort of orange/rusty brown in colour. I squashed it without thinking and it burst with a lot of creamy liquid. At this point I wondered was it a grub, larvae or a seed pod. Any ideas???

[PyreneesPlot]

It will have been the larvae of something, maybe good, maybe bad.
Please find out before killing things!!
But from the description I don't know what, sorry.

[bearded bloke]

Most probably a moth pupae,have a look on a Lepidoptera website you may find it,but they all look very similar without a picture of your own one to compare with,photo everything

As PP says Identify first then squish if necessary


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[veggiechicken]

Did it have a hard case or a soft one? If hard it may have been the pupa of a butterfly or moth.
I agree with PP, don't kill anything unless you are absolutely sure it is a pest - and even then............

[veggiechicken]

Snap BB

[WendyC]

Was it "C" shaped? If so that's vine weevil larvae. Found loads yesterday which were about to become adults. Were squished promptly.

[bearded bloke]

Good point Wendy ^^

[Kitchen Gardener]

Thanks all, I will investigate further, hate vine weevil and add loads at my previous house so didn't bring any potted plants here in the hope that I would not import them.

[Two_Sheds]

Was it "C" shaped?

No, they're creamy white, and the OP said rusty orange




Moth pupa. Don't kill anything until you've checked what it is

[susiewoosie]

Sorry Twosheds I know I'm a bit late to the thread but I've just found these in the soil in my greenhouse. Should I just leave them and will it cause any problems to my tomato plants.

Thanks Sue