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Old 11-07-2006, 12:06 PM posted to aus.gardens
Geoff & Heather
 
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Default Hairy Grubs on Herbs

Kev,

Mint shoots away again pretty quickly, why not just cut it back to ground
level so the grubs have nothing to eat - most moth larvae are very seasonal
so breaking the cycle with this generation should fix the problem - until
next year :-) Alternatively, not many grubs like white oil - make your own
with vegetable oil, detergent and water - ABC Gardening website had the
recipe.

Cheers,
Geoff

"GreenieLeBrun" wrote in message
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Kev wrote:
Hairy grubs (possibly white cedar moth larvae?) have eaten almost all
of my mint plant.

Can anyone suggest a non-pesticide solution to this problem?


Bacillus thuringiensis, sold as Dipel is a bacterium that is fatal to
grubs, caterpillers and apparently termites but is harmless to humans.