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Unknown Bugs - help!
Little weeeed
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My raised beds are 3ft high. I planted some cauli and courgette and found some of them wilting........
These were hiding in the soil and amongst the roots of those not eaten already. I also found one bursting out of a courgette stem.
I also found the following in the soil..
and finally....
a tiny skinny wiry worm also in soil.
What are they?
Where did they come from (bed grew fab strawbwrries last year) ?
How do I get rid of them before they spread?
I really don't want to lose anything else.
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Third are leather jackets, you can get nematodes for them and the others.
...and the wiry worms may be - wait for it - wireworms. They used to eat the roots of grass before it was a veg plot and now they're hungry.
First definitely vine weevil larvae. I found quite a few in troughs I was emptying this week. Which was a lot easier than trying to deal with them in the ground. It seems that nematodes are the best way to go.
Thanks everyone. Have done research now and you are all correct. Easy once I knew what to look for. I've just ordered a mix pack of Nematodes so I hope they arrive hungry. They can join in the party that pansyface mentioned....get the little b****rs drunk then pounce!
How long will they take to work?
Not long at all you will struggle to find any of them within the week.