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From: jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Re: Nematodes
Message-ID: <156@rtech.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 13:59:27 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 13:59:27 1986
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> 
>> 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..."

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