RE: White worm culture

["David Lains" <david at zfin_org>]

Hello All

Instead of a petrochemical I wonder if a phosphate soap like safers or nem
oil would do the trick.  Both are effective against mites and have never
heard about any negative effects on worms.  Maybe worth a try.

Best fishes
David

><{{{>-----Original Message-----
><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
><{{{>Behalf Of Stoecker,Michael,FRANKLIN PARK,NC&C
><{{{>Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:53 AM
><{{{>To: 'killietalk at aka_org'
><{{{>Subject: RE: White worm culture
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>Jim,
><{{{>On occasion, I have used a dilute solution of malathion or
><{{{>sevin.  Sometimes
><{{{>both, to knock out a brown mite or white fly infestation.  I will not
><{{{>harvest worms from the culture for the prescribed number of
><{{{>days to allow
><{{{>the soil organisms to break down the chemicals.  The reason I
><{{{>use these
><{{{>chemicals is because they are the same ones allowed to be
><{{{>used on vegetable
><{{{>crops provided X number of days [varies by pest and crop] is
><{{{>allowed to past
><{{{>before harvesting for human consumption.
><{{{>Before anyone jumps on their 'high horse' on this issue, you
><{{{>may want to
><{{{>consider what chemicals [including pesticides] you consume as a human.
><{{{>However, you are correct:  "Two wrongs don't make a right".
><{{{>This way my
><{{{>killies and I can share the same diseases.
><{{{>"Lighten-up everybody!"
><{{{>Thanks,
><{{{>mike
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>-----Original Message-----
><{{{>From: james graham [mailto:busterg at voyager_net]
><{{{>Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:27 AM
><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>Subject: Re: White worm culture
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>I friend of mine who is a chemist at Upjohn/Pharmacia or
><{{{>whoever they are
><{{{>this week claims he uses Raid to kill the mites. He doesn't feed for a
><{{{>couple of days and then sprays them. Claims it doesn't hurt
><{{{>the worms or
><{{{>fish.If anybody tries it let me know how it works as it
><{{{>sounds like a bad
><{{{>idea to me. I have found since I got a refrigerator for my
><{{{>white worms I
><{{{>don't seem to have as much trouble with mites.Don't know if
><{{{>it's the lower
><{{{>temperatures or the fact that they are sort of isolated being
><{{{>inside the
><{{{>frig.
><{{{> jim graham
><{{{>
><{{{>----- Original Message -----
><{{{>From: "Stoecker,Michael,FRANKLIN
><{{{>> Tricia,
><{{{>> My guess is that you now have a culture contaminated with
><{{{>brown mites.
><{{{>They
><{{{>> will only get worse.
><{{{>
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