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Caterpillar-like (figure 3); 5 to 40 mm long; three pairs of legs; four pairs of prolegs on abdomen; reddish, gray, brown, or black caterpillars; curl up when disturbed; cut plants at or below ground March through May; feed externally on plant.

  Grub-like or worm-like; dull white; 1 to 19 mm long; three pairs of legs or legs absent; with or without prolegs on abdomen; closely associated with mint rhizomes; bore in stem or rhizomes.