--- title: "Are these fungus gnat larvae??? Or something else? I have these guys…" description: "Are these fungus gnat larvae??? Or something else? I have these guys falling out the bottom of my corn plant and my anthuriums. How do I get rid of them?…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65b8152afeb35d35d261125f" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Avalon" published: "2024-01-29T21:14:18.03Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-rHbFlDnpZXetKB8I1etgNa8bpa3XMyHMiA3Lr5M4J4/5d8db7f01aba4bdfacfc19adedfb26a0.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md) # Are these fungus gnat larvae??? Or something else? I have these guys… _Posted by Avalon on 2024-01-29_ Are these fungus gnat larvae??? Or something else? I have these guys falling out the bottom of my corn plant and my anthuriums. How do I get rid of them? Thanks for the advice! 😊 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-rHbFlDnpZXetKB8I1etgNa8bpa3XMyHMiA3Lr5M4J4/5d8db7f01aba4bdfacfc19adedfb26a0.webp?size=large) ## 21 comments ### Shirley🪴you jest commented on 2024-01-29 I have also found only one or two in my plant saucers, but with lots of finely ground soil. I was told the soil was worm castings and not knowing any better, I assumed that was the type of worm creating that lovely fertilizer. #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 Mmmm so are they bad for the plant? ### Experimental commented on 2024-01-29 I’ve found those coming out the bottom of my heart leaf brasil. There were also live centipedes. I sprayed with Neem oil and that seemed to work. #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 Oh dang, I haven’t seen any live ones. Maybe they are all buried. I tried dish soap in the water but didn’t seem to do the trick. #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 Kinda looks like a wireworm? What do you think? #### Experimental replied on 2024-01-30 Google said centipede🤷🏽‍♂️and that they weren’t harmful to plants. All I know is that I don’t want them anywhere in my home so… #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-31 Ahhhhh that might be it. A millipede or centipede…..😂 ### SueB commented on 2024-01-29 Gnat larvae is very tiny. So these aren’t them. #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 Mmmm weird. So this isn’t a common pest then? #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 Kinda looks like a wireworm? What do you think? ### Women are Water commented on 2024-01-29 No ma’am. They’d be tiny. These look like some sort of caterpillars #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 Ya and I am confused because it started in one plant and now it’s in another plant that is on the opposite side of the room…..sooo how did it spread? 😂 #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 Kinda looks like a wireworm? What do you think? #### Women are Water replied on 2024-01-31 I wonder it was in the soil already. Wouldn’t be unheard of. Especially if the came from the same place. Or if a pest came in and layer some eggs. I don’t know but it has to go! 😂 ### Mya commented on 2024-01-29 Gnats are small. These look like caterpillars as Women are Water had mentioned #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 I don’t see any living caterpillars … why are they all dying? 😂 #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 Kinda looks like a wireworm? What do you think? ### Haks commented on 2024-01-30 They look like grubs where did they come from #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 No idea where they came from but it was only in one plant…now they spread to another plant across the room. The plant seems healthy tho? I just don’t want it to spread more. Can you treat a plant the same for all pests? Like soapy water or neem? #### Avalon replied on 2024-01-30 Kinda looks like a wireworm? What do you think? ### Shirley🪴you jest commented on 2024-01-31 Does anyone think that is what is creating the fine granular soil under some pots? Or something else? I found one deceased worm like the one in Avalon’s photo months ago. I was told they are worm castings, but have not seen any earthworms… Looking for certain confirmation regarding what is creating this please. Thank you 🪴 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/UXWbN3kFcbJ4RE9QlwEUBV0D54aab3W65xgQ8zaAuiM/qCWTWQuGRau5xKkdl26QOg.webp?size=large) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_