itchy grubs

[ramblingboy42]

has anyone else noticed a large number of those processionary caterpillars coming out of your garden areas? itchy grubs.

[scarry]

Yes,seen thousands of them.
They seem to congregate at the base of acacia trees late in the day,making a big pile of itchy grubs.

During the day and particularly in the morning they are on their way in a line going somewhere,i don't know where.

Today I noticed quite a few loners,and a few small processions,some with only two or three caterpillars in them.

[Don 130]

We get grubs like that here on white cedar trees. (Melia azedarach - Growing Native Plants (https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2008/melia-azedarach.html)). There were many here when we moved in, and the grubs got everywhere. They got into the house, in the washing, the vehicles, and caused many welts on skin. I cut down all the white cedars as they are considered weeds. Now no more cedar moths and no more grubs. White Cedar tree and the caterpillar attack | Photographs, plants and other pursuits (http://matthewkeighery.com/white-cedar-tree-and-the-caterpillar-attack/)

Don