Originally Posted by Kate Spencer

Hello all

Just found one of those disgusting fat worm like creatures in a pot on my
balcony, the ones that eat all the roots.
I emptied all the pots as other plants had failed to grow and were growing
weaker.

Can someone explain how they find their way on to a balcony, do they start
out as an egg having been carried there by a flying insect and do they
travel from pot to pot?

My balcony is up high and has full light and sun all day but manages to
attract more livestock than you can poke a stick at.

Be glad of any help to keep these wormlike things at bay.

Thank you, Kate
(Sydney)