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critters in my water butt!!
andrea L
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Unfortunately due to house renovation we have no lid on our water butt and today I have noticed that there are lots of tiny small reddish worm like creatures in it. I have googled midge larvae and they don't look like them. Any ideas what they are, do I need to get rid of them?
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I thought they were midge larvae. Those little ones that wriggle like an S are those the ones?
In the sticks near Peterborough
I don't think they're harmful though the insect stage may bite. They breed in any water left around.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I know those veins pansyface
In the sticks near Peterborough
I don't know what they are but the Diving Beetle larvae in our pond seem to think they're called Dinner
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Are they bloodworm?
yuk. Bloodworm sound gross - off to google!!
Thanks Edd - that's good to know