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Hello plant lovers, can anyone identify the worm found in my fiddle-leaf fig's pot ? Thank you!

theodora.yiagoutheodora.yiagou Posts: 2
edited June 2022 in Problem solving

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Can't tell from the pic but not any sort of worm



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    Can’t really see it ,is it a leatherjacket? 
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    It's a larva of some kind, probably a moth caterpillar but hard to tell from the photo. Are you in the UK?
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Close up

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    Clearly not a leatherjacket then .
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    I think @wild edges has it. There are several moth caterpillars that are known collectively as cutworms.  They tend to feed on roots and stems rather than leaves. They can do serious damage to plants including hollowing out stems. Worth checking the soil in the pot to make sure there are no more. 
    AB Still learning

  • theodora.yiagoutheodora.yiagou Posts: 2
    Thank you very much guys, that was very helpful ! I will check again the soil and maybe try to report the plant. . 
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