[compost_tea] Nematodes

From: <soilfoodweb_at_aol.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:56:35 EDT

Hi Butch -

If you add cultures of beneficials to composts, or to compost tea, then you
can have those beneficials in the compost tea.

Beneficial nematodes do not reproduce, however, in a 24 hour tea brew.

There are about four beneficial nematode species (Steinerneam, and three
Heterorhabditus sub-species that carry bacterial species that attack different
insects) that are available. Both the NC State biology websites, as well as the
Ohio State websites have information about hte work that was done developing
these cultures.

The BEST place I know to go look is the Rincon-Vitova website. They have
great info on all the beneficial insects, arthropods and nematodes.

Tom J pulled some good literature from the web. Note that there are eight
PRODUCERS of these nematodes. There is climate-related success when you choose
the different manufacturers. Buy local.

Elaine R. Ingham
Soil Foodweb Inc., Corvallis, Oregon
Soil Foodweb Inc., Port Jefferson, New York
Soil Foodweb Institute, Lismore Australia
Soil Foodweb Institute Cambridge, New Zealand
Laboratorios de Soil Foodweb, Culiacan, Mexico
Soil Foodweb Inc., Jerome, Idaho
Soil Foodweb Inc., South Africa







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