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Nematodes are the most numerous multicellular animals on earth. A handful of soil will contain thousands of the microscopic worms, many of them parasites of insects, plants or animals. Free-living species are abundant, including nematodes that feed on bacteria, fungi, and other nematodes, yet the vast majority of species encountered are poorly understood biologically. There are nearly 20,000 described species classified in the phylum Nemata.
Beneficial Insects are pretty much what you might think. They are insects we humans like because they eat the insects we don't like or want in our gardens and landscapes. There are thousands of varieties. Some can be specific to one insect and others, like Ladybugs and Preying Mantis eat almost any kind of non-beneficial you can think of. Synthetic pesticides have killed populations of these beneficial insects for a century now and we need to restore the balance of them in the environment and move away from using pesticides and let mother nature do her work for us.
Bio-Packs
Small Bio-Garden Pack
Covers about 250 sq. ft.
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Large Bio-Garden Pack
Covers about 1,0000 sq ft
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Home Greenhouse BioPack
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- 1 million nematodes
- 5,000 Thrips Predators (Amblyseius Cucumeris)
- 1 Praying Mantis Egg Case
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- 2 million Nematodes
- 4 Praying Mantis egg Cases
- 5,000 thrips Predators
- 1,000 Lacewing Eggs(Aphid and soft bodied insect predator)
- 500 Spidermite Predators (Phytoseiulus persimillis)
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- 1 million nematodes
- 5,000 thrips Predators
- 350 (Encarsia Formosa)-Whitefly Control
- 500 Spidermite Predators (Phytoseiulus persimillis)
- 300 Whitefly Parasites
- 2 Grams Mycostop
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Ladybugs (Hyppodamia Convergens)
Sorry. LADYBUGS are not available right now. Maybe in June 2013
One half pint of ladybugs is sufficient for gardens and greenhouses up to 2,500 square feet. Price includes second day air shipping.
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1/2 Pint - about 4,500
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1 Pint
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2 Pints
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The Nematodes we sell kill white grubs and larvae, some 250 varieties of insect larvae in the plant root systems including flea larvae.
They are Entomogenous (larvae parasitic) steinernatid and heterorhabditatid Nematodes.
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Download detailed descriptions and application instructions for Nematodes
Click Here.
Synthetic fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides can kill these organisms, so just don't do that anymore okay? It's how we got in this mess in the first place!
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- These are all living organisms so, we suggest you apply them in the evening of the day they arrive.
- If not, you can store them in the refrigerator but, you need to apply them within a few days of receiving them.
- Do Not Freeze or expose to extreme heat
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Beneficial nematodes are naturally occurring organisms and are not harmful to humans, pets, wildlife, birds, soil, earthworms, water sources or the atmosphere. Nematodes migrate through the soil finding insect larvae by detecting either a slight increase in temperature or release of methane gas. The infective juvenile nematodes enter the larvae and release a symbiotic bacteria that within days, kills the host. The nematodes feed on the bacteria and the decomposed host tissue where they reproduce until numbers drive them out to find a new host. These Nematodes are effective against over 250 species of pest insects including
- Steinernematids and heterorhabditids have similar life histories. The non-feeding developmentally arrested infective juvenile seeks out insect hosts and initiates infections. When a host has been located, the nematodes penetrate into the insect body cavity, usually via natural body openings (mouth, anus, spiracles) or areas of thin cuticle. Once in the body cavity, a symbiotic bacterium (Xenorhabdus for steinernematids, Photorhabdus for heterorhabditids) is released from the nematode gut, which multiplies rapidly and causes rapid insect death. The nematodes feed upon the bacteria and liquefying host, and mature into adults. Steinernematid infective juveniles may become males or females, where as heterorhabditids develop into self-fertilizing hermaphrodites although subsequent generations within a host produce males and females as well. The life cycle is completed in a few days, and hundreds of thousands of new infective juveniles emerge in search of fresh hosts.
- Thus, entomopathogenic nematodes are a nematode-bacterium complex. The nematode may appear as little more than a biological syringe for its bacterial partner, yet the relationship between these organisms of one of classic mutualism. Nematode growth and reproduction depend upon conditions established in the host cadaver by the bacterium. The bacterium further contributes anti-immune proteins to assist the nematode in overcoming host defenses, and anti-microbials that suppress colonization of the cadaver by competing secondary invaders. Conversely, the bacterium lacks invasive powers and is dependent upon the nematode to locate and penetrate suitable hosts.
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Garden Packs
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Special Instructions for Your Order
- If you are unable to be home when the package is delivered you might consider placing a cooler near the front door (preferably out of direct sun) with some ice in it, with a note to the delivery person to place the package inside the cooler. If you choose to do this, please know that this will invalidate the replacement guarantee. Therefore, it is best if the you can be there when the package is delivered so they can be put in the refrigerator immediately or used right away.
- The nematodes are guaranteed to arrive alive. Replacements are only allowed providing the you signed for delivery and put them in the refrigerator upon receipt from the carrier and/or applied as directed right away.
- Open the package as soon as you get it, inspect the contents and read the instructions. If you're not going to apply them right away, put them in the fridge with everything closed up as it came to you.
- Do Not toss them in the closet or an obscure place and forget about them
- Do Not put them in the basement thinking they'll be cool enough down there
- Do Not leave them on the porch overnight or the kitchen table or any other non-refrigerated space
- Do Not expose them to direct sunlight or intense heat
- Do open the box and read the instructions right away
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