Garden Pests and Diseases: Friend or Foe?, 1 by Night_Bloom

Night_Bloom wrote:
Here is what the larva itself looks like. I "fished" this one out of its hole using a blade of grass - you carefully stick a long blade of grass down into the hole. The larva will grasp it and try to move it out. When you see the blade "waving", give it a pull and out comes your larva. The larva should always be put back in the hole tail first.

Notice the "bump" on the back of the larva. That helps it to stay anchored in the hole when it is wrestling with prey. These also are not generally found in the typical "C" shape of most grubs. These are more slender and longer in shape.