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Old 08-05-2008, 09:46 AM
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Hello
Not really sure if I have posted this in the correct place.
I am hoping it is not a pest.
I moved loads of compost yesterday. It contained lots of lovely worms, the red ones.
Then I looked closer and saw some very tiny worm type things they were white or kind of clear looking. Very very small but very wiggly.
Are these a problem as there were quite a lot, but only in small sections.
If these are a problem how do I get rid of them, they were so small I could not imagine having to hand pick them out of the compost.
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Old 31-05-2008, 06:58 PM
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hello

have you found out what these are yet as I have same problem
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Old 31-05-2008, 11:43 PM
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I had these a few years ago in some stable manure -bit worried at first but looked them up and turned out they are harmless - just helping to break it down.

The name of them escapes me - you could try doing a search for them on the forum though, I certainly mentioned them on here or on the other forum.


all the best to your wormies,


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Old 01-06-2008, 02:04 PM
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Apparently they are a type of brandling worm and are quite usefull in breaking things down.
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