No photos possible I´m afraid.
Decided to remove some of the weeds from the bin they´re soaking in, in order to make space for more....
amzing how they rot down nearly completely.
Anyway, in said bin, I discovered hundreds , of insecty larvae or whatever swimming around, average length is appx 2cm
with a thin tail about the same length.
look a bit like a maggot, but not so solid, off white with a pinkish tinge. dont survive long out of the water ( 10 mins or so in the sun).
some were in large clusters, all "knotted" together. They seem to possibly have some small legs on one side ( hard to tell and cant find the enlarging thingy. ) whats itcalled in English? cant remember - lupa in Sp, loupe in French), but they don´t "walk" they move ( quite fast) but wriggling the internal rings of their bodies...ifthat makes sense.
what can they be? Should I be worried, need to destroy them?...
Mind you whateverthey are, the chickens loved them!. So far Ive fished out about 2 cupfuls.
what are they??
Re: what are they??
Rat tailed maggots?
Common in poorly oxygenated water afaik
Wiki page here - don`t read the bit about "infection" if at all squeamish
Will
Common in poorly oxygenated water afaik
Wiki page here - don`t read the bit about "infection" if at all squeamish
Will
Re: what are they??
that certainly seems to be the ones!
Strangely enough, for some reason, they made me think of new born mice, because of their appearance!, and they are sometimes called "mousies" .
There are loads of aphids baout, so ill have to see if thse arvae will survive out of the water, if I try and placethen near/ on the most affected plants!
Thanks Will. I doubt I´everhave found the answer by myself!
Strangely though, never had any last year, even though I had my buckets of rotting weeds for fertilizer........
Strangely enough, for some reason, they made me think of new born mice, because of their appearance!, and they are sometimes called "mousies" .
There are loads of aphids baout, so ill have to see if thse arvae will survive out of the water, if I try and placethen near/ on the most affected plants!
Thanks Will. I doubt I´everhave found the answer by myself!
Strangely though, never had any last year, even though I had my buckets of rotting weeds for fertilizer........