What are they? Should I, er, terminate them with extreme
prejudice, or put them into garden.

They are, as subject states, fat and white, and are found
throughout the compost when I scoop it out of the bottom.

Any info appreciated.


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Polar

More fun than, um, terminating them personally is to toss them aside and let
the birds have them--apparently grubs are a real treat in the bird world.
I've had robins hang around and keep me company for hours, waiting for the
goodies.

Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA


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What are they? Should I, er, terminate them with extreme
prejudice, or put them into garden.

They are, as subject states, fat and white, and are found
throughout the compost when I scoop it out of the bottom.

Any info appreciated.


--
Polar

They are not the same grubs found in turf and all they do is eat decomposing
organic matter and help the process. They are the grub of the rhinoceros
beetle. I'd say to leave them since they are good guys.

Victoria


On Wed, 09 Apr 2003 15:18:47 -0700, Polar wrote:


What are they? Should I, er, terminate them with extreme
prejudice, or put them into garden.

They are, as subject states, fat and white, and are found
throughout the compost when I scoop it out of the bottom.

Any info appreciated.

Are they short white worms? Could be maggots. I had them in mine
too. I ususally just leave them alone as they are helping to compost
my food scraps. They either die and turn to compost or leave the pile
when they are grown.

Polar wrote:

What are they? Should I, er, terminate them with extreme
prejudice, or put them into garden.

They are, as subject states, fat and white, and are found
throughout the compost when I scoop it out of the bottom.

Any info appreciated.

--
Polar

On Wed, 09 Apr 2003 15:18:47 -0700, Polar
wrote:


What are they? Should I, er, terminate them with extreme
prejudice, or put them into garden.

They are, as subject states, fat and white, and are found
throughout the compost when I scoop it out of the bottom.

Any info appreciated.

Thanks to all for helpful replies.

When I scoop out compost, I will set out the maggots, if that's what
they are, for the delectation of the birds.


--
Polar

On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 02:29:21 GMT, animaux wrote:

They are not the same grubs found in turf and all they do is eat decomposing
organic matter and help the process. They are the grub of the rhinoceros
beetle. I'd say to leave them since they are good guys.

Victoria


If you produce good compost (thermophillic) there will be no insects
able to withstand the temperatures generated. Unfortunately most home
composts, at least all that I have tested, fall far short of being
good products!



"As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life."
Rachel Carson

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wrote:

What are they? Should I, er, terminate them with extreme
prejudice, or put them into garden.

They are, as subject states, fat and white, and are found
throughout the compost when I scoop it out of the bottom.

Any info appreciated.


If you have tropical fish, you've a gold mine of free live food to gather
up for them!

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/

On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 07:31:20 -0700, Tom Jaszewski wrote:


If you produce good compost (thermophillic) there will be no insects
able to withstand the temperatures generated. Unfortunately most home
composts, at least all that I have tested, fall far short of being
good products!

True when compared to state of the art compost making, but for the addition of
compost as organic matter, it's not so bad. I have 5 cold piles. Right now,
lizards, rats and snakes live in them so I leave them alone. They are 100 feet
from the house so I'm not overly concerned. It all balances out.

I buy compost when I want the real goods.