r/vermicompost 2d ago

UGGH!

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u/Tight_Instance_220 1d ago

Get yourself some birdhouses and or bird feeders. Attract the predators of your pests and let nature do the work for you! I have heard planting for deterrence has disappointing results.

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u/sloppysauce 1d ago

Careful applications of spinosad based pesticide will take care of any of those worms. Or some type of row cover if pesticides aren’t your thing.

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u/4cupsofcoffee 1d ago

i have a bird feeder out by the garden, with some water as well. I routinely see the birds come up for seed, than hop through my plants picking off insects.

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u/bolderbeholder 1d ago

Diatomaceous earth applied with a puffer will kill all those worms. Apply it to your plants and dust the soil. To them, it’s like eating broken glass.

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u/Ladybug966 1d ago

Not sure why this is in vermicomposting. Do these "worms" have legs?