worms eating lettuce stems

andy young · July 2012

Help please

My lettuce plants are being eaten from just below ground level and the worms are then entering the stem sometimes I have found 6 inside the stem,on new seedling the plant just wilts and die when i look in the soil there is one of these worms.What are they and how can i get rid ??

Thanks

sotongeoff · June 2012

Possibly wireworm-anything like this?

http://nigeldownerphotography.com/data/media/4/in-0205_wireworm.jpg

andy young · June 2012

sotongeof

Thanks thats what it is i am sure ,how do you rid the ground off them ?

sotongeoff · July 2012

I am not sure that there is a sure method to be honest-just turn the soil over to expose and hope the birds have them

Perhaps others have a solution?

worms eating lettuce stems

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