any nematode experts here

2cent

2cent

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So my worm bins all the time no matter what endup woth soil nematodes
Beneficital apparently.

So my issue ia when is tomany toomany?
I have shiney soil and whenu look its microscopic nematodes ...like 1 grain of pearlite can hold 100.

So now today i saw white worms 3mm ..try catch them they break up so i got tape and found out the wormnis made up from over 10000 nematodes as 1 worm...

Alien or what...now the pic of the worm bubble is all in a single droplet of water zoomed in x250

I think they seem to be fungi or bacterial nematodes due to ther mouth shape. But i got trillions??
 

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Anyone remember the guy several years ago who claimed nematodes were the key to successful growing? He was selling them of course and the price was steep. For frigging roundworms that exist in soils naturally and aren’t really helpful.
 
hotrodharley said:
Anyone remember the guy several years ago who claimed nematodes were the key to successful growing? He was selling them of course and the price was steep. For frigging roundworms that exist in soils naturally and aren’t really helpful.
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Worm eggs ate round and white to brown bro thats not a worm egg.

Nematodes are very very beneficial reccomend you look at eline ingham and the sould food web.

Found what they are
The Steinernema carpocapsae is considered a generalist parasite and has been effectively used to control a variety of insects including: flies, flea, ants, termites, webworms, cutworms, armyworms, girdlers, some weevils, and wood-borers. This species is an ambush forager, standing on its tail in an upright position near the soil surface and attaching to passing hosts, even capable of jumping. As an ambush forager, Steinernema carpocapsae is especially effective when applied against highly mobile surface-adapted insects and below-ground insects are also controlled by this nematode. Steinernema carpocapsae is an evolved insect-killing symbiosis with bacteria and kills its hosts within a few days of infection. This parasite releases its bacterial symbiont along with a variety of proteins into the host after infection, and together the bacteria and nematode overcome host immunity and kill the host quickly.


Gross but tou can even spray ur dogs bed with them and the dog.
Evem foudn a study of them in humans to control other worms as thebkil and exit.

They eats bad bacteriad and release N back i to the soil that othwrwise would be lost.
They also release a toxin and protines thats more lethal in insects than any other toxin known.
The toxin is of a low toxicity u til tye mix there 67 protines into the mix and make a powerful killer that is able to kill fruitfly lavre in 4 hours
 
2cent said:
Worm eggs ate round and white to brown bro thats not a worm egg.

Nematodes are very very beneficial reccomend you look at eline ingham and the sould food web.

Found what they are
The Steinernema carpocapsae is considered a generalist parasite and has been effectively used to control a variety of insects including: flies, flea, ants, termites, webworms, cutworms, armyworms, girdlers, some weevils, and wood-borers. This species is an ambush forager, standing on its tail in an upright position near the soil surface and attaching to passing hosts, even capable of jumping. As an ambush forager, Steinernema carpocapsae is especially effective when applied against highly mobile surface-adapted insects and below-ground insects are also controlled by this nematode. Steinernema carpocapsae is an evolved insect-killing symbiosis with bacteria and kills its hosts within a few days of infection. This parasite releases its bacterial symbiont along with a variety of proteins into the host after infection, and together the bacteria and nematode overcome host immunity and kill the host quickly.


Gross but tou can even spray ur dogs bed with them and the dog.
Evem foudn a study of them in humans to control other worms as thebkil and exit.

They eats bad bacteriad and release N back i to the soil that othwrwise would be lost.
They also release a toxin and protines thats more lethal in insects than any other toxin known.
The toxin is of a low toxicity u til tye mix there 67 protines into the mix and make a powerful killer that is able to kill fruitfly lavre in 4 hours
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“There are several species of "bad" nematodes that can attack parts of plants, such as bulbs and stems. The nematodes we should worry about most are those that attack the roots of the cannabis plant and others, such as cereals. They swell or atrophy them in such a way that they cannot develop, besides giving them a rougher texture. Sometimes they even kill them completely. If they don't, at least they slow their growth or performance, and cause their leaves to wilt. This leads many growers to think they have a nutrient or moisture problem, and they worry even more when they apply remedies for these problems, but to no avail. Unlike other pests, nematodes are more difficult to control.”

So which ones are in his medium? The good ones or the bad?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dinafem.org/en/blog/nematodes-cannabis/?amp
 
hotrodharley said:
Anyone remember the guy several years ago who claimed nematodes were the key to successful growing? He was selling them of course and the price was steep. For frigging roundworms that exist in soils naturally and aren’t really helpful.
Click to expand...
Worm eggs ate round and white to brown bro thats not a worm egg.

Nematodes are very very beneficial reccomend you look at eline ingham and the sould food web.

Found what they are
The Steinernema carpocapsae is considered a generalist parasite and has been effectively used to control a variety of insects including: flies, flea, ants, termites, webworms, cutworms, armyworms, girdlers, some weevils, and wood-borers. This species is an ambush forager, standing on its tail in an upright position near the soil surface and attaching to passing hosts, even capable of jumping. As an ambush forager, Steinernema carpocapsae is especially effective when applied against highly mobile surface-adapted insects and below-ground insects are also controlled by this nematode. Steinernema carpocapsae is an evolved insect-killing symbiosis with bacteria and kills its hosts within a few days of infection. This parasite releases its bacterial symbiont along with a variety of proteins into the host after infection, and together the bacteria and nematode overcome host immunity and kill the host quickly.


Gross but tou can even spray ur dogs bed with them and the dog.
Evem foudn a study of them in humans to control other worms as thebkil and exit.

They eats bad bacteriad and release N back i to the soil that othwrwise would be lost.
They also release a toxin and protines thats more lethal in insects than any other toxin known.
The toxin is of a low toxicity u til tye mix there 67 protines into the mix and make a powerful killer that is sable to kill fruitfly lavre in 4 hours

Also releasing carbon makes these prime composters in a worm bin and found worms acutaly kill them ad they digest them and classbthem as a enzyme boost and free snack filled with bacteria worms eat
 
2cent said:
Worm eggs ate round and white to brown bro thats not a worm egg.

Nematodes are very very beneficial reccomend you look at eline ingham and the sould food web.

Found what they are
The Steinernema carpocapsae is considered a generalist parasite and has been effectively used to control a variety of insects including: flies, flea, ants, termites, webworms, cutworms, armyworms, girdlers, some weevils, and wood-borers. This species is an ambush forager, standing on its tail in an upright position near the soil surface and attaching to passing hosts, even capable of jumping. As an ambush forager, Steinernema carpocapsae is especially effective when applied against highly mobile surface-adapted insects and below-ground insects are also controlled by this nematode. Steinernema carpocapsae is an evolved insect-killing symbiosis with bacteria and kills its hosts within a few days of infection. This parasite releases its bacterial symbiont along with a variety of proteins into the host after infection, and together the bacteria and nematode overcome host immunity and kill the host quickly.


Gross but tou can even spray ur dogs bed with them and the dog.
Evem foudn a study of them in humans to control other worms as thebkil and exit.

They eats bad bacteriad and release N back i to the soil that othwrwise would be lost.
They also release a toxin and protines thats more lethal in insects than any other toxin known.
The toxin is of a low toxicity u til tye mix there 67 protines into the mix and make a powerful killer that is sable to kill fruitfly lavre in 4 hours

Also releasing carbon makes these prime composters in a worm bin and found worms acutaly kill them ad they digest them and classbthem as a enzyme boost and free snack filled with bacteria worms eat
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Yeah I already posted something else to consider.
 
This is interesting to me because I had never heard of nematodes until recently. I'm trying to deal with pretty bad fungus gnat infection due to algae. I read on here that sternema fletiae was good at killing them off. I looked it up and they make a few different kinds. Some are time released pods, others are powder. Does anyone have experience with either or both? What's the best? I'm using coco and flood to waste if that matters. Any good sources, or just whatever has the least "dead on arrival" ratings on Amazon?
 
lusidghost said:
This is interesting to me because I had never heard of nematodes until recently. I'm trying to deal with pretty bad fungus gnat infection due to algae. I read on here that sternema fletiae was good at killing them off. I looked it up and they make a few different kinds. Some are time released pods, others are powder. Does anyone have experience with either or both? What's the best? I'm using coco and flood to waste if that matters. Any good sources, or just whatever has the least "dead on arrival" ratings on Amazon?
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I tested it... man saw a grub dropd it in. Dug around.
So much fruit not a single fly.
Somuvh poo no flys.

The larve turnd brown and was dead by the evening.

Are ya uk? I can send u some there freaking amazing they stand up on end like there climbing out the tank lol waiting for their hosts coz theres no bugs in my bins meahahaha

I can send them in the form of a cup of moist soil and fruit moulding . They wil live for months like that.
In a cup i place fresh coir castings. Fruit anf a table spoon of nematodes. You get ave 2 mil nemas
 
2cent said:
I tested it... man saw a grub dropd it in. Dug around.
So much fruit not a single fly.
Somuvh poo no flys.

The larve turnd brown and was dead by the evening.

Are ya uk? I can send u some there freaking amazing they stand up on end like there climbing out the tank lol waiting for their hosts coz theres no bugs in my bins meahahaha

I can send them in the form of a cup of moist soil and fruit moulding . They wil live for months like that.
In a cup i place fresh coir castings. Fruit anf a table spoon of nematodes. You get ave 2 mil nemas
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I’m in the US, but thanks. You’ve got me excited with that post. I’m definitely ordering some this evening.
 
I just got mine is the mail. My coco is in a bed under panda film and I normally flood to waste. What would be the best way to apply them? Can I put them in my res? I bought the 5 million count. Do you think that would be enough for 24 plants? Should I try to grow more them first?
 
I use beneficial nematodes in my lawn. They eat the flea eggs from what I remember.

I've never put them in my weed though.
 
Wizzlebiz said:
I use beneficial nematodes in my lawn. They eat the flea eggs from what I remember.

I've never put them in my weed though.
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Haha. This reminds me of like 80% of the answers to questions on Amazon.
Q: What is the exact length of the cord?
A: I cut off the cord when I bought it, but it was fairly long from what I can remember.
 
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