This critter can cause a lot of problems for many gardeners. However, since he can't talk, we've asked UW-Madison Extension Entomologist, Phil Pelliteri to join us. Phil, introduce us to your friend, please. This is the common white grub.
Most people are very familiar with it if they work in the soil very much at all.
It is from a june beetle family that we see quite commonly. We see them very commonly associated with sod. This species comes from wood but the species that we get look almost the same, but they're about half the size. Well, what we see is, if we work sod open we can find the little white grubs feeding on the roots of the sod plants. And she lays her eggs in grassy situations.