Topic: WORM THINGY???

[giantseye]

Yesterday while planting my runner beans, I dug up a white worm ( I think it was a worm) :o

It was about an inch long, and white with a light brown stripe down either side.

Can anybody tell me what it is? :o

Is it a friend or foe??

Sorry for the questions but my books don't cover this one :(

[Palustris]

Interesting, but no idea. However one piece of old lore might help. If it moves fast it is a friend and if it moves slowly then it is an enemy! Generally true.

[tim]

Is it curled up - like a cutworm?

[giantseye]

It looked like a root at first ???

It didn't move at first and stayed straight.

It started to wriggle after we poked it a couple of times :o

I'd never seen anything like it before, the worm was slender and pointed at both ends, if that helps!!!!

[Sprout]

My rule of thumb is if in doubt, kill it. This is based on my (may be flawed) premise that a harmful bug will do more damage than a friendly one will do good. Or perhaps I'm just a homicidal maniac???

[gavin]

Hope this one is not recognisable - http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/flatworm.htm

Grunting, grumbling, swearing luridly in three languages - they've been found on our site in Leeds.  *&££"£*&@*.*&^£%$s

Hope it's not - all best, Gavin

[giantseye]

Hi Gavin

Thankfully it wasn't one of those. ::)  It looks a nasty piece of work!!  What damage is it doing up by you ???

Sprout,  nice idea, but I'm one of those daft people who can't kill anything unless I know whether it is friend or foe.

knowing my luck, I'll find that it will have eaten all my strawberries by the end of the season :-X  and I'll be wishing I'd killed it anyway.

Thanks for your help anyway ;D