nematode phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita

http://www.biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/pathogens/phasmarhabditis.html
if theese little guys are really good at killing slugs why arnt they more mainstream. I cant see anything on the internet that says they are harmful to people or pets?

 

Blimey,

Like a scene from Alien

 

I know but if they kill the blighters! Omg u made me laugh. Hubby is wondering what is so funny about the "sky at night"

 

I find beer traps to be very effective when i'm gardening outside of the EU of course. They also give the Hedgepigs a nice little nutritious "soup"

 

Nemaslug/Nemasys is fairly mainstream and is readily available from several horticultural suppliers. I've not tried it but may give it a go on my maincrop potatoes this year as about 10% of last year's crop had slug damage.

 

As I have an invasion of mutant Slugs & Snails who won the battle last year, I was thinking about Nematodes this year (as I wont use slug pellets because of frogs & birds in the garden).
Has anyone has any success with them??

Ta

 

I have some on order so will let you know how it goes. I understand it takes a few weeks to really show the effects. I'm the same as you - resist using pellets or pesticides for the sake of the birds. We get precious few of them in Wimbledon after all...

 

I agree with not using the slug pellets that turn the snails into a green froth (Yuk) and don't like the idea of the salt but I use the Advanced Slug Pellets - "safe for birds, animals and hedgehogs - organic" it says on the pack - priced at over £6 a tub (as opposed to a couple of quid for the other stuff) My understanding is that they eat this stuff and don't feel hungry - hence leave the plants alone. Are you saying this is also harmful to birds etc ? My assumption was that the extra cost was for this safety assurance.

S