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Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

Has anyone tried this? What Luck Have You Had?

http://www.gardensalive.com/item_display.asp?ProductNumber=5000&PROG_NBR=11#more

11/28/2003 9:01:51 AM

Commack, NY

Ive injected them into the vine to kill a borer that managed to escape my spray program. It works well, no complaints here.
Scott

11/28/2003 10:03:59 AM

Oz

save your money.
there are more grubs than the nemies can get.
either screen your patch or use toxins.or both.
if you do buy them save half the price that the site you mentioned charges,ie agri-gro.
they have them in tennessee and im sure you can get them near you.

11/29/2003 12:37:52 AM

Montoursville, PA

There are good Nematodes and there are bad Nematodes. There is no toxin that is selective to any living part of your biological balance. Any toxin will kill off equal parts of the biological content of any patch were they are applied. When and if the patch recovers from that bombing with toxins the balance will be roughly exactly the same. Poison toxins cure nothing.

A more sensible approach would be to build a stronger biological activity within your patches. This will eventually lead to a balance which in fact will enable the natural enemies of the bad guys to hold them in control below levels where they will be of any concern.

Both good and bad guys are in the natural biological mix which when in balance serve important functions to each other's existence.

Adding foreign anything may be of temporary help. However if the total biological community is not strengthened no living additive can survive long term. If the support for such additives is not naturally available they can only die in time. If the support were available there would be no imbalance. As with the addition of toxins anything that looks good on a temporary basis may end up being just the opposite, in the long run. If no negative patch reaction occurs perhaps the negative will only show up in your wallet. When that happens I start to get smarter in a hurry...sometimes. :)

2/4/2004 12:08:58 PM

Oz

doc,,,what are the natural enemies of svb?

2/9/2004 5:53:06 PM

New Jersey

humans. lol

2/22/2004 12:45:55 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

I love your e-mail addy "Memyselfandi"!

2/22/2004 12:59:07 PM