Re: CULT: unknown worm infestation in rhizomes,requested info from responses
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: unknown worm infestation in rhizomes,requested info from responses
- From: B* S*
- Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 15:59:29 -0400
>One response has suggested that maybe I'm identifying nematodes which
>I did inject into the ground a few weeks ago. Can anyone tell me a
>link that would provide a picture of nematodes? I wondered if this
>was a possibility in the wee hours of the morning.
Because of the size I doubt you are seeing the nematodes you put in the
soil yourself. Beneficial nematodes are very small, scarcely visible even
in the best of conditions. As for a picture, most soil nematodes look very
much alike--just generalized little worms (this isn't true of some
parasitic and marine nematodes, which can be quite fantastic-looking).
Nope, I'm voting for a fungus gnat or other dipteran larval infestation
that exploited rampant rot. Get rid of the rot and you'll be rid of the
worms.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
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