The grubs are deadly. When fig beetle eggs hatch, the grubs/larvae feed on decomposing material. Unfortunately, they also feed voraciously on the finer plant feeder roots. Due to root decimation ...
Experts from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), found leatherjackets, larvae of the crane fly, waiting to hatch ... surplus of grubs." Householders keen to keep the six-legged insect out of doors ...