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luvflwrs2 Rural Hall, NC Nov 28, 2013

I recently re-potted a Zamioculcas and I am seeing dead tiny white worms with lots of legs on the floor, and thin black things on the plant & window blinds close to the plant. The thin straight black things may be feces? Nothing alive, anyway. I cannot see worms on in near soil or plant. HELP PLEASE! Thanks.
PS: There are no black heads on the worms.

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Nov 28, 2013

If they really are all dead, then just clean up what you can and ignore it.
If there may be some alive or dormant then you may want to do something. Were they in the soil when you transplanted it? If you want to be ultra cautious you might wash away all the old soil and pot it up in all new soil.

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luvflwrs2 Rural Hall, NC Nov 30, 2013

I did not see any in the soil when transplanting and I don't see any on top of the soil now, or coming up out of the soil. It is odd, I am only seeing them on the floor. I sprayed the plant with an insecticide and moved it to another area to see what happens. I am not seeing anymore black things and just a few worms this am, one is alive. I really can't even tell if they are coming from the plant itself or not. I am assuming so because I can't figure what else they would be coming from. I though maybe if someone knew what kind of insect it was that I could research etc...

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JoParrott Richland, WA(Zone 7b) Nov 30, 2013

Photos may help---

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