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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: campanula on May 27, 2005, 01:10:11

Title: weird burrowing insects - help
Post by: campanula on May 27, 2005, 01:10:11
Noticing plants not really thriving, I truned out a large pot and was horrified to find loads of ants burrowing a maze of tunnels in patches of soil. Even odder where the many small mite-like creatures - small (3-4mm long, 1-1.5mm wide),creamy white with two pincer-type head appendages. Any ideas of how to deal with the ants and what the other insects are? Thank you
Title: Re: weird burrowing insects - help
Post by: wardy on May 27, 2005, 07:54:52
Sounds like sommat from a horror film  :o :o   I think you'll have to repot in fresh compost.  Don't know what the other creepies are but someone here will no doubt be able to tell you  :)
Title: Re: weird burrowing insects - help
Post by: Bambi.1 on May 27, 2005, 14:25:54

They are not baby earwigs are they  ???
Title: Re: weird burrowing insects - help
Post by: teresa on May 31, 2005, 13:28:33
diluited jeyes fluid will also encourage them to move out the grubs it will burn them and hopefully kill them. This stuff is very usefull