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Title: white insects eating potatoes!
Post by: barkingdog on June 09, 2007, 09:14:48

Hi,

I've just started to dig my spuds and have found tiny (1cm) long white insects which appear to be feeding on the tubers. They had lots of legs along their body and tiny antennae. I can best describe them as looking like baby centipedes! Do you think that's what they are or is it something more sinister?

barkingdog

Title: Re: white insects eating potatoes!
Post by: davyw1 on June 09, 2007, 18:55:55

Sounds like Wire Worm

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Post by: manicscousers on June 10, 2007, 07:20:09

what's the black wormy things then ? ???

Title: Re: white insects eating potatoes!
Post by: davyw1 on June 10, 2007, 08:40:30

The only Black one i can think of Manics is a Millipede

Title: Re: white insects eating potatoes!
Post by: manicscousers on June 10, 2007, 16:05:15

thanks, davy, I keep finding them in holes made by slugs, them and wood lice :( :)

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Post by: mc55 on June 10, 2007, 16:41:46

I've got holes in my rockets, with little white grubs in them .... samething ?

Title: Re: white insects eating potatoes!
Post by: barkingdog on June 11, 2007, 13:00:22

mine are more like insects than grubs. I'm really not sure what they are as wireworms are yellow/brown I thought?

Title: Re: white insects eating potatoes!
Post by: davyw1 on June 11, 2007, 14:19:13

Then have a look for images of White Grub.

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