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While repotting some strawberry plants yesterday, I came across some larvae/grub things in the soil at the roots.

There were loads of them. I know that some of them were the vine weevil grubs - cream/white short caterpillar type things with the brown head, but the other ones looked like wee aliens.

They were about half an inch long with legs, all white/cream, and just what looked like two very faint wee eyes on their face. The body of it nearly looked like the shape of a wasp, with the wee segments???

Anyone know what these are??? I know my description is rubbish, should have taken a picture.

Welcome to the Grapevine Carla/Amanda? Is it anything like this?

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No it's not, but thanks to your link I've managed to find a picture that looks pretty similar. It seems to be some sort of a beetle, but I don't know which. I don't want to get rid of them if they're beneficial but don't want them there if they're not!LOL I'll try to attach this.

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Sorry I couldn't help. Funny looking critter isn't it? I'm sure some one will identify it quite soon though.

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They look like pupea of the Mealworm Beetle: Tenebrio molitor. I don't think they do any harm in the garden, but not sure, you could always pop them in a dish for the birds, they love 'em!

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Could it be a chafer pupae turning from larvae to beetle?

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It looks a bit like an earwig. Nymph perhaps? Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758 (Common Earwig)
Image - Common European earwig eggs and hatchlings - Common european earwig - Forficula auricularia - ARKive
It's hard to tell how big yours is.

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Whatever it is, it's probably not doing your crops any good. Cultivate and loosen the soil and let the birds help themselves.

It could be a Chafer grub http://www.gardensafari.net/pics/kev...a_ha1_6017.jpg
They pupate in May, and hatch as adults (June bugs) a few weeks later.

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