Re: nematodes
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: nematodes
- From: C* H* <b*@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 07:16:05 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 19 Apr 1996 David Silverberg...1812@aol.com wrote:
> I don't know anything about the nematodes BUT the borer moth lays its eggs
> (25 - 30) per clutch up to about 300 total all over your dead garden debris
> ABOVE GROUND. The eggs hatch ABOVE GROUND and find their way to the nearest
> iris and begin boring their way from the iris leaf down to the rhizome. The
> larvae is omnivorous and will eat anything in its path INCLUDING another
> borer larvae. (Really gives meaning to protect your tail) Since the larvae
> are laid and hatch above ground the only way the nematode MIGHT be of some
> help is against the pupae.
> I might be wrong??? Any comments????
I believe that this is exactly correct.
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Chris Hollinshead e-mail: bu336@torfree.net
Mississauga, Ontario Canada
