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New Zealand flat worms
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:20 am
by Annpan
Anyone heard of these, or have any experiece of them?
My Neighbour has found some in his garden and is really worried about them (not that there is much we can do) apparently they eat earth worms
I haven't seen any in my garden as yet, but I haven't done any digging in a while.
Re: New Zealand flat worms
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:11 am
by Millymollymandy
I've heard of them, because there was such a huge hoo-ha about them years ago. Since then nobody has mentioned them so I thought it was another of those things like bird/swine/sars/flu that was media hype and soon goes away.
Re: New Zealand flat worms
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:16 am
by jim
BBC Gardeners World had quite a lot on them a couple of years back. Mostly found in Ulster and the NW of the UK...... which is where you are ..... sorry if that worrys you ....
Love and Peace
Jim
Re: New Zealand flat worms
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:59 pm
by MuddyWitch
Nasty little beggars!
Try this link:
http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/flatworm.htm
Seems quite well researched.
MW
Re: New Zealand flat worms
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:29 pm
by Annpan
Well, I still haven't seen one but... I just dug up a few square metres of potato patch and found no earth worms what so ever, not even one.... which worries me
but... not much I can do...
Apparently ground beetles eat them so that's good news... but I need my earth worms