Re: White worm culture

[George Slusarczuk <yurko at warwick_net>]

Tricia,

If you are on campus, a Bunsen burner in the chem or bio lab should be
handy!

George


Tish KB wrote:
> 
> knowing my luck i'd set the peat moss on fire and end
> up burning the campus down... plus i don't have a
> torch! Thanks anyway, if worst comes to worst i'll
> give it a try w/ a cigerette lighter or something!
> --Tricia M.
> 
> --- Ron Anderson <yodeman at lycos_com> wrote:
> > I heard an intersting way way to get rid of mites in
> > a worm culture a few months ago.  You take the worm
> > culture out and take the cover off. You expose the
> > worm culture to some strong light. Naturally, the
> > worms don't like light, so they burrow down into the
> > dirt (peat or whatever).  That is when you take out
> > the torch and give the entire surface of the culture
> > a pass with a torch.  Kills all the mites (they are
> > on the surface) but the worms are fine (being
> > underground). The guy that told me this, swears by
> > this. worth a try, and certainly feels safer than
> > chemicals.  YMMV.  Ron
> > ---
> > Ron Anderson
> > Warwick, RI
> > 401-739-7670
> > alt email: ron02886 at cox_net
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 11:50:13
> >  Stoecker,Michael,FRANKLIN PARK,NC&C wrote:
> > >Barry,
> > >I have also tried mothballs.  Several in a sweater
> > box sized container of
> > >white worms.  No impact at all on the mites.  I
> > wasn't bothered by any flies
> > >at the time so I can't say if they are effective
> > against them.
> > >Wait a minute here!  Let's see, I didn't have
> > flies.  I used mothballs.  No
> > >flies ever invaded the culture.  Therefore, the
> > mothballs must have been the
> > >only thing effective against the flies!  Makes
> > sense to me.
> > >Thanks,
> > >mike
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Barry Cooper [mailto:bjc3 at cornell_edu]
> > >Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 1:29 PM
> > >To: killietalk at aka_org
> > >Subject: Re: White worm culture
> > >
> > >
> > >At 11:10 AM 11/1/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Tish KB wrote:
> > >>
> > >>regarding brown mites:
> > >
> > >
> > >You may want to try placing a mothball in the
> > culture. Just stick in one
> > >corner of the container. I have friends in the UK
> > who swear that this will
> > >control mites. I can tell you that I have used
> > mothballs to try to control
> > >little flies that get in my grindal worm cultures.
> > The mothballs do not
> > >harm the grindal worms, so I doubt that they would
> > harm the white worms.
> > >
> > >I have seen some comments about white worms doing
> > well at high
> > >temperatures, like in the 70s and 80s. To my
> > knowledge that goes against
> > >all conventional wisdom. White worms do best in the
> > mid-50s to low 60s, and
> > >cultures will at best hang on in the 70s. That has
> > been consistent with my
> > >experience.
> > >
> > >Grindal worms, in contrast, do well in the mid- to
> > high 70s. I wonder if
> > >there has been some confusion in the identity of
> > the worms being discussed.
> > >White worms are considerably bigger than grindal
> > worms. On the other hand,
> > >I find grindal worms easier to culture under my
> > conditions and I can
> > >produce enough to feed my whole fishroom regularly.
> > They are also a great
> > >size for fish larger than about 15 mm, and they're
> > useful for even full
> > >grown nothos.
> > >
> > >I don't do white worms any more as I have ready
> > access to black worms.
> > >
> > >Barry
> > >
> > >
> > >Barry J. Cooper, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Biomedical
> > Sciences, Cornell
> > >University
> > >Adjunct faculty, College of Veterinary Medicine,
> > Oregon State University
> > >Home address: 27505 Riggs Hill Rd., Sweet Home, OR
> > 97386 (bjc3 at cornell_edu)
> > >
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