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Worms #868466
Asked May 14, 2024, 8:23 PM EDT
Denver County Colorado
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May be crazy worm? All on surface at night. I just read it may be that species, amynthas arrests. HELP!
It is correct that worms are good; however, not all grubs are good (but some are).
Please send us several close-up pictures so that we can attempt to identify, as well as nearby picture of any plants growing there. also tell us specifically what areas of the flower beds are impacted: perhaps dig a spot or two in the lawn to see if they are they are there as well
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Worms
I have multiple 2-3inch fat (size of a camel non-filter cigarette). Bunch of worms in my flower bed. The soil is beginning to look like clots around the edges and moving into the garden proper. My husband said they sound Ike grubs. They are tan colored and they surface at night. Lots of holes in my garden. I'm beginning to see the same dirt clots in the garden on the other side of the house. Landscapers said all worms are good. I don't know. Cots aren't good. Please help. Pamela Morrow<personal data hidden>.Ask Extension offers one-to-one expert answers from Cooperative Extension/University staff and volunteers within participating Land-Grant institutions across the United States.
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It is much more likely that you are seeing grubs, cutworms or some other species of earthworm. Earthworms drag soil to the surface and they also have "castings" which is their excrement glued together and might be what you are calling clots. Here is an article from CSU Extension that has good information about earthworms that you might enjoy reading:
https://cmg.extension.colostate.edu/Gardennotes/218.pdf