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title: "hey y’all! I have noticed little worms(?) or something eating my…"
description: "hey y’all! I have noticed little worms(?) or something eating my propagated succulents and i’m FREAKING OUT. I do not want an infestation. What do y’all…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "kenna <3"
published: "2023-08-09T15:34:01.259Z"
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# hey y’all! I have noticed little worms(?) or something eating my…

_Geplaatst door kenna \<3 op 2023-08-09_

hey y’all! I have noticed little worms(?) or something eating my propagated succulents and i’m FREAKING OUT. I do not want an infestation. What do y’all recommend for bugs? I haven’t the slightest clue where to start. I would appreciate any advice! TIA!

## 8 reacties

### Sunny reageerde op 2023-08-09

Pictures?

#### kenna \<3 antwoordde op 2023-08-09

I don’t have any pictures :/ just really tiny worms eating away at some props. I threw it away immediately. I’m kinda just asking what other people use for pest control. I don’t know if I should use a spray for all my plants or something to put in the soil. Kinda just any advice you got!

### MamaJuju reageerde op 2023-08-09

1,000% they are fungus gnat larvae 🐛 are they clear/shiny with a black head?

#### kenna \<3 antwoordde op 2023-08-10

sounds kinda like it. I didn’t look too hard at them

#### MamaJuju antwoordde op 2023-08-10

You’ll want to buy some “mosquito bits” —it has directions on the package for fungus gnat larvae.

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#### The Mar Vistan antwoordde op 2023-08-10

Yes, if they are fungus gnat larva, you want to get mosquito bits ASAP so that they don’t get established. I had a full infestation two summers ago and there is little that’s more aggravating than gnat swarms indoors and bugs in your beverage every time you set it down.

#### The Mar Vistan antwoordde op 2023-08-10

Were they actually eating your succulents? If so, that might not be fungus gnat larvae, which feed on the roots.

#### kenna \<3 antwoordde op 2023-08-26

yeah, the base of the prop that was stuck into the soil. looked like little pin worms or something when I took it out

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