{"id":186,"date":"2010-09-23T18:34:09","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/aspra-skoulikia-sto-kompost-apoteloyn-kindyno\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T22:24:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T20:24:19","slug":"white-worms-grub-worms-in-compost-what-are-they","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/soil-garden\/white-worms-grub-worms-in-compost-what-are-they\/","title":{"rendered":"White worms (grub worms) in compost. What are they?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you encountered white worms in compost? They are called grub worms. Do you know what they really are? Do you know if they are harmful to the garden and plants or beneficial?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is that a compost bin is a small ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dozens of organisms are born, live and die in it, as organic materials are turned into compost. Among these organisms, worms stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White worms – Grub worms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all compost-related texts, you will find references to earthworms<\/strong>. Earthworms are the long brown worms found in the garden and pots and are considered beneficial. The live on decomposing organic matter and their pups make on of the best organic fertilizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are many times when we find fat, short, ugly, white worms in compost<\/strong>. What are they? Are they beneficial?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These white worms are called grub worms<\/strong> or white worms<\/strong> (\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1 or \u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7 in Greek). Grub worms are in fact beetle larvae<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese Beetles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the Greek names for these insects are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n