Popular Post IgboChief Posted July 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2021 Greetings! Long story short: What is that and how can I get rid of that? It makes my garden unmaintainable during the raining season. Mowing the lawn becomes very tedious and one night later they start to build up again. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted July 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2021 Looks like you have worms , and you don't want to get rid of them, they are very good for your garden, the casts are free fertilizer , this only happens in rainy season ? right , they are getting a bit waterlogged . regards Worgeordie 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted July 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2021 18 minutes ago, IgboChief said: Mowing the lawn becomes very tedious get a goat 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyDow Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, johng said: get a goat Or some geese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, johng said: get a goat Stupid boy ! Imagine goat dumps on the lawn. I have a lawn but no worm casts nothing left by my 2 cats either , oh sometimes a piece of rat maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted July 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2021 Fantastic pictures! Can't help with the problem though. ???? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IgboChief Posted July 31, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) In the meantime I found it out: these are Cicada chimney built by Cicada nymphs during the raining seasons to prevent them from drowning. This makes sense to me since I have many large trees and deafening cicada noise every summer. I was advised the cover the most infested areas with insecticides (SEVIN or Reclaim IT) and will do so now because it became an unbearable problem. Edited July 31, 2021 by IgboChief 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 20 hours ago, JetsetBkk said: Fantastic pictures! Can't help with the problem though. ???? replace with green concrete is as close as i come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, IgboChief said: insecticides (SEVIN or Reclaim IT) closet greenie says... check under what conditions they become carcinogenic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Yes earthworms you lucky man. We have them all through our rubber trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hugocnx Posted July 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2021 Chinese clay army. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted July 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 8:35 AM, IgboChief said: Mowing the lawn becomes very tedious Put a tot of whisky into a watering can, water the lawn evenly. The grass comes up half-cut. 2 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Do you have dogs? I don't use chemicals on my lawn because of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 At least there not termite mounds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 3:35 AM, IgboChief said: Mowing the lawn becomes very tedious and one night later they start to build up again. Amazing photos, especially the lower one, I often miss the ????-emoji in the like-bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Golden Triangle Posted July 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, IgboChief said: In the meantime I found it out: these are Cicada chimney built by Cicada nymphs during the raining seasons to prevent them from drowning. This makes sense to me since I have many large trees and deafening cicada noise every summer. I was advised the cover the most infested areas with insecticides (SEVIN or Reclaim IT) and will do so now because it became an unbearable problem. Well I just googled cicada chimney and they look nothing like that, certainly look more like earthworm casts???????????????? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 58 minutes ago, rwill said: Do you have dogs? I don't use chemicals on my lawn because of them. Why are the poster's dogs stopping you from using chemicals on your lawn????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest5829 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 14 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said: Well I just googled cicada chimney and they look nothing like that, certainly look more like earthworm casts???????????????? I was thinking “crawldads” but I don’t know if they exist in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, wwest5829 said: I was thinking “crawldads” but I don’t know if they exist in Thailand. No idea what they are, I'm off to Google ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, wwest5829 said: I was thinking “crawldads” but I don’t know if they exist in Thailand. Google don't know or ever heard of them, got a pic ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nojohndoe Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 My wife says a big type of worm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgboChief Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, rwill said: Do you have dogs? I don't use chemicals on my lawn because of them. Does the dog help me to mow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgboChief Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, Nojohndoe said: My wife says a big type of worm I thought that too but have been proven wrong: we have actually compost areas with earth worm (up to 50 cm beasts), but not a single chimney there. Also, I dug a few up and found the nymph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgboChief Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 54 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said: Well I just googled cicada chimney and they look nothing like that, certainly look more like earthworm casts???????????????? well, look again: https://www.magicicada.net/cicada-huts-holes-1?lightbox=dataItem-ikvryk6v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest5829 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 34 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said: Google don't know or ever heard of them, got a pic ?? Google “crawl dad mud towers” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgboChief Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, wombat said: closet greenie says... check under what conditions they become carcinogenic I know, and its no light hearten decision. But these chimneys are quite big, up to 25 cm and it takes them only 3-4 days to build them. I have a beast of a lawn mower, with 30 cm rotating blades, which blunt completely after one hour mowing. When the soil is wet, it is dense enough to stall the engine. When it is dry it will turn into dust choking the engine and me. I have to maintain almost 3 Rai and its no joke. During the rain season, the grass here grows like 10 cm in 3-4 days. Regular mowing is key or it gets out of control. So sorry, these beast have to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 8:35 AM, IgboChief said: It makes my garden it's obviously not your garden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgboChief Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, wwest5829 said: Google “crawl dad mud towers” Kudos Sir, I tip my hat! This is a perfect match and it looks like I have been wrong, twice! Thanks for helping out: How to get rid of it? Edited July 31, 2021 by IgboChief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgboChief Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 minute ago, NCC1701A said: it's obviously not your garden. Puyai Ban says, it is. And he is the law here. Come and try him???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IgboChief Posted July 31, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2021 23 minutes ago, Nojohndoe said: My wife says a big type of worm Mine says the same, but I was talking about the garden and the chimneys. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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