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Karli

Hi! I recently this bird’s nest fern as a gift and, while reporting it, noticed this small white worms living in the soil. Can anyone tell me what they are and if they’re harmful?

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  1. Sen

    Nematodes are white roundworms and are commonly present in potting soil???

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  2. Sen

    Change all of the soil I suggest

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  3. GrowWithAmberLowe

    Are they worms or centipedes? I had white centipedes in my plant and apparently they’re good for the plant and feed other potential harmful microbes. I hated them and just repotted the whole plant.

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    • Karli

      They looked more like small centipedes with segmented bodies. From my Google research, they looked like garden symphalins and may like to munch on new growth so I *hopefully* got rid of them all before repotting

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  4. Savannah Reed 🌷🌸

    They look like what I found in one of my plants. Would definitely get rid of them if you can, just one little worm managed to k!ll one of my favorite plants. Found him right in the middle of the stalk at the base. Lost the whole plant, couldn’t save it.

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