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the Karl Orff wrote:

I was digging in my vegetable patch and came across some works which I
believe to be cranefly larvae. What should I do/use to get rid of them?

I'm curious: I have the impression that craneflies are pretty inocuous,
and that the larvae tend to be found either in or near water and feed on
decaying stuff, so I'm wondering what they're doing in your garden (or
am I mistaken) and why you want to get rid of them?

Not the Karl Orff said:

I was digging in my vegetable patch and came across some works which I
believe to be cranefly larvae. What should I do/use to get rid of them?

The safest thing to use in a vegetable garden would be beneficial (insect
predatory) nematodes. Tilling will destroy, bury too deeply, or expose them
to birds and effectively control them.

In a lawn, you could use a systemic insecticide but that wouldn't be appropriate
in a garden.

http://www.ent.orst.edu/urban/Europe...ane%20Fly.html
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Pat in Plymouth MI

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
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Hi Pat
I get them in the veg garden, I know of no way to get rid of them.
Paddy
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Bill Ranseen said:

In article , Not
the Karl Orff wrote:

I was digging in my vegetable patch and came across some works which I
believe to be cranefly larvae. What should I do/use to get rid of
them?

I'm curious: I have the impression that craneflies are pretty inocuous,
and that the larvae tend to be found either in or near water and feed on
decaying stuff, so I'm wondering what they're doing in your garden (or
am I mistaken) and why you want to get rid of them?

European cranefly larvae (aka leather jackets) are a pest in lawns and
pastures
in certain climates (mild winter/mild summer like coastal Washington
State).
The larvae are often eaten by birds (robins, starlings, grackles).

http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublicatio...56/eb0856.html
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Pat in Plymouth MI

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)