what are white worms in soil?
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Small white worms in your houseplant's soil are most likely the larvae of the fungus gnat. This gnat thrives in moist, shaded areas and produce a maggot larvae that may harm the root system of your plant.
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White grubs are the larvae of certain beetles, like June beetles and chafers. Grubs are one of the hardest lawn pests to deal with. ... The European chafer, though, has recently migrated further north and east, and is responsible for much of the lawn damage in recent years in eastern Ontario.
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Small white moths, often called lawn moths, are a common sight in lawns and grasses throughout North America. The moths themselves don't cause a great deal of damage to grass and other plants, but their larvae do. In larval form, these moths are small worms or caterpillars that collectively are called sod webworms.
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White grubs are the slug-like larval stage of many insects. They root around just below the surface, eating the roots of grass and other plants as they grow. The most commonly encountered white grubs are the larvae of June bugs, European Chafers, Masked Chafers, Billbugs, Oriental Beetles and Japanese Beetles.
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Lawn Grubs, often called White Grubs, are the immature form of different Scarab Beetles, such as Japanese Beetles, June "bugs" (beetles) or the European Chafers. ... They feed on grass roots (and organic matter in the soil), causing sections of grass in the lawn to die.
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Red worms or compost worms are a species of earthworms that are reddish-purple in color and 2 to 3 inches long. ... On the other hand, nightcrawlers include several species of earthworms that are much larger and less reddish when compared to red worms. Their main feature is their feeding habits on the ground at night.
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Those white moths are likely cabbageworm adults that turn into small green caterpillars that feed on a variety of plant vegetation. If that's the cause of the holes, you should be able to see the caterpillars lodged on the stems, leaves and buds. The best "organic" control is to simply squish them.
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Bloodworm. ... Bloodworms (Glycera dibranchiata) are a type of annelid, or segmented worm, like an earthworm. Unlike earthworms, they're found in marine habitats where they burrow into the silt and sand—a good position for keeping a low profile from predators and staking out prey.
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Threadworms, also known as pinworms, are tiny parasitic worms that infect the large intestine of humans. Threadworms are a common type of worm infection in the UK, particularly in children under the age of 10. The worms are white and look like small pieces of thread.
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The fleshy, white pests not only look gross but they can also seriously damage vegetable plants. White grubs are the larval stage of beetles, and they consume plant matter to help them grow into full-fledged bugs, which can in turn also harm plants that could otherwise bear fruit or vegetables or simply look nice.
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Planarians are free-living flatworms from the class Turbellaria. These flatworms are commonly found in freshwater habitats and in moist soil environments. They have elongated bodies and most species are brown, black, or white in color. Planarians have cilia on the underside of their bodies, which they use for movement.
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Invertebrate animals commonly called "worms" include annelids (earthworms and marine polychaete or bristle worms), nematodes (roundworms), platyhelminthes (flatworms), marine nemertean worms ("bootlace worms"), marine Chaetognatha (arrow worms), priapulid worms, and insect larvae such as grubs and maggots.
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They may appear as little white dots walking along the surface of the soil or along a plant container. ... Soil mites are not thought to cause any damage to plants and, in fact, are oftentimes deemed to be beneficial to the decomposition process.
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Whiteflies are tiny, white, moth-like flies that collect on leaves of infested plants. Aphids: Though they're small in size, aphids can cause big problems. Of all the types of houseplant bugs discussed here, aphids are the ones I encounter the most frequently on my own houseplants.
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If you find worms in your dog's stool, they are likely roundworms or tapeworms. While other types of worms can be present in dog poop, they are usually too small to be seen with the naked eye. Adult roundworms look like off-white or tan spaghetti in dog poop, and they can vary in size from small to rather large.
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Roundworms, also known as nematodes, are a common term for parasites that comprise the phylum Nematoda that contain mainly free-living species and are located everywhere on earth. Roundworms are not ringworm, which is a fungal infection.
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Some cabbage worms are the larvae of small white butterflies, seen flitting around gardens during the day. The white butterflies are often referred to as “cabbage whites” or “cabbage moths” – even though they aren't really moths at all.