imm@harpo.UUCP (Irving McNair) (03/12/86)
I received a catalog suggesting nematodes for the control of squash borer. My local county agent said it would not work. Any comments from the gardners on the net. Irv McNair ATT Bell Labs, Whippany NJ
slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (03/13/86)
> >I received a catalog suggesting nematodes for the control >of squash borer. My local county agent said it would not >work. Any comments from the gardners on the net. >Irv McNair From what I've heard of what nematodes do to plants (especially root veggies), it sounds like bringing in rats to control your cockroaches. :-) Seriously, I've always heard of nematodes as something to get rid of, and not something to encourage. -- Sue Brezden ihnp4!drutx!slb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nirvana? That's a place where the powers that be and their friends hang out. --Zonker Harris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (03/13/86)
> I received a catalog suggesting nematodes for the control > of squash borer. My local county agent said it would not > work. Any comments from the gardners on the net. > > Irv McNair > ATT Bell Labs, Whippany NJ Most people try to keep nematodes OUT of the garden ! They eat away the roots and stems of plants (but marigolds will keep them away from your tomatoes and peppers). -- jcpatilla ..{seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!aplcen!osiris!jcp Look for beauty in all things; let the fountains of delight refresh your heart.
jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman) (03/14/86)
> >> I received a catalog suggesting nematodes for the control >> of squash borer. My local county agent said it would not >> work. Any comments from the gardners on the net. >> >> Irv McNair >> ATT Bell Labs, Whippany NJ > > Most people try to keep nematodes OUT of the garden ! They > eat away the roots and stems of plants (but marigolds will keep > them away from your tomatoes and peppers). > -- > jcpatilla Common nematodes eat plants, but some are predatory and eat bugs. There are even some types of nematodes that eat other nematodes. -- Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) "Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent..." {amdahl, sun}!rtech!jeff {ucbvax, decvax}!mtxinu!rtech!jeff