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Small worms invading my yard!

11 years ago

Kind of a brown with a couple of green stripes running the length of the body. They seem to be mostly going north too, which seems odd, or maybe it's because they all hatched south of me. Anyone else having a problem with little worms? btw, I've only seen them crawling on the ground, have not seen one on a plant. Yet.

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annieinaustin
11 years ago
A friend in South Austin mentioned some type of army worms being all over his yard. It sounded as if they eat turf and appear sporadically.
I don't know if this is what you are seeing, but here's something from the Texas A & M site: Armyworms in Turfgrass
missouribound
Original Author
11 years ago
Uh oh, yes, that looks like them. I looked at one carefully today and it looks like a greenish gray with lighter stripes.
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annieinaustin
11 years ago
If it makes you feel any better, his caterpillar invasion disappeared as suddenly as it arrived.
daninthedirt (USDA 9a, HZ9, CentTX, Sunset z30, Cfa)
11 years ago
Is this worm invasion an invasion of harmful worms, or is it an invasion of "ick" worms? What's the problem you're having with them?

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