On weekend I worked under a gum tree in my front yard, under 4-5cm of the leaves I find a clump of this little creature, is it a pest?? They don't really move much, about 2cm long and there're hundres of them @__@' , can any one tell what they are?
I've been using the gum tree leaves compost for few times(mostly leaves & grass clippings, they've been composted quite well), not sure if I brought them into my garden bed/viggie patch in the past... are they any good/bad to my plants?
Here's a photo :)
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/233/02072011882.jpg/
Some sort of beetle larvae, I'd say, but don;t know what. I'll try to post the pic in the Oz gallery. Failing a proper ID, I'd just assume they were doing no harm as such in the leaf litter, and probably haven't invaded your compost heap, but if you were dubious just turn them out on the lawn and let the native birds have a picnic.
