tiny white worms/grubs

they look like nematodes but cant say which species. some are harmless others not so. wash the roots fully but to be honest the roots look in good nick really. wash fully and plant in a pot and see if it recovers. dig the soil over and let the birds have a feast. repeat several times.

nematodes are normal in the soil.
see what others think.

Thanks Seaburn I've never came across them before! nice plant i don't want to loose it so ill hose it down I've got it in a wheelie bin at the moment lol, I was thinking if it was something really nasty there would have been a lot of damage to the roots thanks again.

Seaburngirl - do you think these could be nematodes that carry Stunt virus? It affects potatoes primarily, but also azalea, and its said to be active in some areas of Scotland...

Just hosed it down in an old wheelie bin to contain them what ever they are! and repotted the Azalea so should I now bin the plant also?

Well I would, but let's wait and see what Seaburngirl says in answer to my query... pot it up in the meantime rather than leave it out of soil.

I have repotted it Bamboo.

Yuck another nastie....and this time in Scotland...they usually prefer warmer climes! Hope it recovers Vic!

Hope so Karen horrible little things, just another sign of how much our climate is changing

Don't really know is the honest answer. the nematode phylum is massive and I don't know many really. you could send a sample in a bottle to the RHS advisory group or to the Natural History museum. They both do identifications. The Natural History Museum identified a small red mite on our daughter's pet gerbils. the vet had no idea . turned out they were tropical rat mites. they bit us all really badly. the live ones had also been checked for any transmissible disease to us. luckily they were disease free and therefore so were we.

I hosed all the soil away Seaburn and repotted the plant do you think I should bin the plant ?

With very few exceptions, none of which attack plants, nematodes are microscopic, and can't be seen with the naked eye. The visible signs on plants are usually irregular pinhead to pea sized swellings on the roots, though some species leave little or nothing to be seen. The worms in the picture look like some kind of beetle larvae, though I'm not certain which one. Does anyone know what early stage Vine Weevils look like?

vine weevil looks nothing like these so they can be ruled out. they look like smaller versions of the older grubs.

On closer examination (squint, squint) I think that they are early stage Japanese Beetle Grubs, if those are found in the UK.

Oh lord, don't say that Tug - we haven't had those yet, unless they've arrived when I've not been looking, its been a 'bated breath' job for the last couple of years, on the list of possible future invaders. I'd be surprised if they turned up in Scotland initially though...

Haven't arrived in Arizona, yet, either, though the folks in northern Arizona are also waiting with bated breath. Here in the south of the State, we're hoping that they won't like our climate, though that may just be wishful thinking. Hopefully some other kind of beetle, then--one easier to deal with!