What's that in my flower bed?

I was weeding my flower bed, getting ready to plant some flowers for the first time this year and i noticed as i was moving the dirt around that there were these small (1/4"), gray in color worms by the thousands in there. My friend (without seeing them) said that they could be baby grubs, if so they could kills my plants. Anybody have a clue what this could be?

What's that in my flower bed?
It sounds like grubs, and yes they can be destructive. They feast upon the root systems of plants.I do not know anything off hand that is organic and helpful. Fetilome makes a product for grubs. It is in granule form , you sprinkle, slightly working it into the dirt and water.


If these worms were found Very close to the surface then I would say they are larva's from something in the fly family, deer fly, perhaps if they are common in your ares.


I also agree it may be helpful to look them up in a gardening book.But I am going to stick with my first guess as to the worms being grubs.


Good luck and God bless
Reply:they could be leatherjackets the larval stage of the crane-fly
Reply:Describing an insect over the phone is like describing a sunset to a blind person. On your knees in the garden an ugly, 8 inch long, purple spotted, horned, sharp tooth killer, will often turn out to be much less a monster when alone on the examination room table. If you can't find a bug book, take a sample to your friendly, local plant nursery, farm advisor's office or the dept of agriculture in you county. Better to have a pro take a look see. Last year in Wisconsin, an entire family of five disappeared after the wife reported having found a large amount of small, 1/4 inch, gray in color worms in her compost pile. Most likely it's nothing to worry about. Large colonies of grubs can seldom munch enough Petunia roots to damage a garden. (you won't hear this from the government, but it was a huge colony of alien nematodes that nabbed Jimmy Hoffa.)



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