let's talk about nematodes

let's talk about nematodes#258844

By Earthy -  Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:08 pm
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- Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:08 pm #258844

are they good? bad? do they eat living plant tissue or just dead? just wondering because when I bottom-water my Ceph they end up in the water in the saucer *cringe*

Google isn't much help lol...

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Re: let's talk about nematodes#258858

By FLTropical -  Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:51 pm
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- Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:51 pm #258858

What kind of nematodes? Most are invisible to the naked eye. Do you have a picture?

Re: let's talk about nematodes#258859

By SFLguy -  Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:54 pm
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- Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:54 pm #258859

Are you maybe referring to midge larvae?

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Re: let's talk about nematodes#258887

By Earthy -  Thu Mar 31, 2016 12:21 am
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- Thu Mar 31, 2016 12:21 am #258887

Uh....these are extremely skinny (skinnier than a hair) small white worms. Not fungus gnat larvae though. Unless they are something else? I just assumed those were nematodes lol...

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Re: let's talk about nematodes#259049

By Earthy -  Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:29 pm
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- Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:29 pm #259049

after researching, they are called "pot worms" (but not that kind of pot lol). they are actually beneficial; they eat the same things that fungus gnat larvae eat, except for the roots of the plant. which would explain why I saw 2 of them up on some dead moss tissue on a Ceph division before I freaked out and posted this thread lol. guess they are a normal part of healthy planting medium...

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