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Transparent, White Worms Found in the Soil of Pea Plants are Pea Moth Caterpillars

“The ‘very tiny and almost transparent white’ worm that was in the lady’s soil is also in my soil” says this reader in her query concerning the worms she has found in her pea plants. “Are those small worms harmful to my plants or do they help the plants?” she asks.

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Black Worms with White Hair May Be Oak Processionary Moth Caterpillars or Hickory Tussock Caterpillars

“I found these things hanging from the ceiling,” says our reader about the creature in this photograph. This worm-like critter appears to have a “fluffy”, black body and is minuscule in size.