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Interesting Treatment For Nematodes

Today as I was browsing Youtube I came across an interesting interview with Ray Givens, the Fig Coordinator for Noth American Fruit Explorers. To make a long story short, he shares the secret to getting rid of RKN, apparently fire ants. Supposedly, by placing a pot infected with RKN on top of a fire ant mound the ants will target the nematodes in the soil ridding of them. 

As of now I have neither fire ants or RKN so I have no way of testing this but I thought this was interesting and worth sharing.

 here's the interview

I'm highly skeptical about fire ants eating RKN. Those nematodes are very small, worm-like, critters.

Plenty of fire ants in Woodruff ,South Carolina! I can't walk 10 ft with out stepping on a mound.I have noticed them building mounds at the base of my plum trees?I have never had a problem with nematodes,but then again i have clay soil..I am going to get some guineas to manage the fire ants.
 

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Originally Posted by fignutty
I'm highly skeptical about fire ants eating RKN. Those nematodes are very small, worm-like, critters.


I'm just a skeptical as you are but I suppose their's only one way to find out.

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