We have an indoor Bird of Paradise plant about 5 feet tall. We got it only couple of months ago. Just couple of days ago i've noticed a small segmented worm under the plant. The worm is about half an inch long of light brown color. I looked closely in the soil and noticed tens of much smaller worms like this one. Whitish to brownish color, segmented but no legs that i could see. The plant also has one suspicious black hole on one of the branches. Plus some leafs have no less suspicious holes through them. Not to many though. Only 3 or 4 about half an inch to quarter of an inch in diameter. These holes possibly came with the plant. I'm no gardening expert, but i think that something could be living inside the stems that is damaging the plant. And those worms could come from the larvae as we had a problem with tiny flies in the fall. Can anybody recommend what to do with these worms or holes in the leaves?
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20 years ago