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title: "Help!! WTH is this thing?? Looks like a nematode of some sort.. is it…"
description: "Help!! WTH is this thing?? Looks like a nematode of some sort.. is it a pest?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Jess"
published: "2024-03-17T03:15:53.006303Z"
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# Help!! WTH is this thing?? Looks like a nematode of some sort.. is it…

_Posted by Jess on 2024-03-17_

Help!! WTH is this thing?? Looks like a nematode of some sort.. is it a pest?

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## 4 comments

### Claire5904 commented on 2024-03-17

May be fungus gnat larvae. Have you had a fungus gnat issue or seen any flying around?

#### Jess replied on 2024-03-17

Yes! I have a ton.. I’m treating them right now. Are there larvae usually that long? I marked in red so you can see how long it is 🤮

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### MJ commented on 2024-03-17

I’ve never seen fungus gnat larvae get that long! Must be something else. You can probably find some kind of eco-friendly pesticide at the hardware store.

#### Jess replied on 2024-03-17

I was so grossed out I dumped the soil lol. There was quite a few 🤮

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