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Worm Invasion

Last post 09-11-2008 10:31 PM by bogweevil. 2 replies.

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  • 09/11/2008 05:23 PM
    • Helen_B
    • 09 Nov 2008
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    When there is a heavy downpour (which is very frequently at the moment) the front of my house is invaded by thin red worms (wrigglers ?) !!  They climb up the front door and surrounding wall trying to enter into the house through any gap they can find, mainly around the door frame.  Only 2 or 3 make it inside the house.

    I fully understand worms are excellent for the garden and composting and by no means whish them harm but my house looks like something from a horror film with 30+ worms all over the door and more working they way down the slabbed path.  I personally find it quite disturbing.  My house is mid terrace and each house has turf either side of the path leading up to the front door.  I am yet to see any of my neighbours houses experience the same problem.

    I am assuming it is the heat being exuded from the house that is making the worms want to get inside.  I am investigating putting draft exculder around the door frame but can anyone suggest how (or even why ) I can stop them climbing over the door.  I had thought putting salt along the path but think this is quite cruel and would like to find a more humane method to stop this occuring. Any advice gratefully welcome.

    Many thanks
  • 09/11/2008 05:54 PM
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    • sue1002
    • Ipswich, Suffolk
    • 06 Sep 2005
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    It sounds like the worms are looking for somewhere drier so they don't drown Helen B.

    I quite often find those small worms on the patio area around my pots and then I know it's time to raise the pots onto bricks so they don't get waterlogged.

    sue1002
  • 09/11/2008 10:31 PM
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    You know when the children empty their paddling pool and lots of worms come to the surface - same sort of thing - too little air in the wet and they die so they have to come to the surface. Then you might have noticed how they dry to brown crisp ribbon in summer if they stray onto a hot paving slab in summer - well that is why they are not often found in warm dry places. Therefore their incursions into your warm, dry dwelling should not be very deep. The same thing applies to woodlice and slugs, whereas spiders can roam all round your house. They all make good food for chickens. Boggy

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