green gurilla
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I found a baby new zealand flat worm in my worm bin what will i do, if them f#*ks get in there they will eat all my worms 
new zealand Flatworm
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Samwell Seed Well
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start over
green gurilla
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was hoping for a little less drastic solution
grandpa 1949
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Well it up to you but read this and you make up you own mind.
Invasive speciesIt is an invasive species in Europe, feeding there almost exclusively on earthworms.[SUP][1][/SUP] This degrades soil quality. European earthworm predators are reluctant to eat it although cases of frogs and beetle larvae consuming flatworms have been recorded. It has been seen in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Faroe Islands. It might have arrived in the early 1960s, being first recorded in Belfast in 1963. The New Zealand flatworm is easily transported accidentally in plant pots in adult or egg form. They tend to be common in garden centres and may have arrived in the UK with exotic plants. It is suggested that they may thrive in parts of western Norway, southern Sweden, Denmark, Germany and northern parts of Poland, if they invade these regions.[SUP][2][/SUP]
Invasive speciesIt is an invasive species in Europe, feeding there almost exclusively on earthworms.[SUP][1][/SUP] This degrades soil quality. European earthworm predators are reluctant to eat it although cases of frogs and beetle larvae consuming flatworms have been recorded. It has been seen in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Faroe Islands. It might have arrived in the early 1960s, being first recorded in Belfast in 1963. The New Zealand flatworm is easily transported accidentally in plant pots in adult or egg form. They tend to be common in garden centres and may have arrived in the UK with exotic plants. It is suggested that they may thrive in parts of western Norway, southern Sweden, Denmark, Germany and northern parts of Poland, if they invade these regions.[SUP][2][/SUP]
grandpa 1949
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Solution
The numbers of our native earthworm are declining thanks to this invasive worm - it loves to feast on them. Organic
Check sites where they like to hide undisturbed - for example under stones and pots - and dispose of any you find. Where there's one, invariably you'll find more. Where they are present, spread a sack on the ground, weigh it down and keep checking if more are hiding beneath. Eggs are usually found between June and September. Destroy the worms by squashing or dropping them into salty water.
The numbers of our native earthworm are declining thanks to this invasive worm - it loves to feast on them. Organic
Check sites where they like to hide undisturbed - for example under stones and pots - and dispose of any you find. Where there's one, invariably you'll find more. Where they are present, spread a sack on the ground, weigh it down and keep checking if more are hiding beneath. Eggs are usually found between June and September. Destroy the worms by squashing or dropping them into salty water.
green gurilla
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yea read other things on the net suggesting putting down the plastic and checking under it, think ill go through the bin to look for eggs and other young worms as well justy to be sure