Control Nematodes
Control Nematodes: (IPM) Using nematode trapping fungi we can remove a lot of undesirable nematodes from the soil.
Nematode trapping fungi can be used very successfully to restore the balance of naturally occurring nematodes that the soil requires.
Air8tors have found that we have been able to get the Clarkus nematode back into an orchard where it was previously undetected. (Clarkus is a very important beneficial nematode)
This was done by using a nematode trapping fungi that naturally destroys the root eating nematodes in the soil allowing the beneficial nematode’s to dominate again.
This was injected directly into the root zone using low pressure compressed air to get the inoculum brew directly into the soil with a minimal of loss or damage to the biological product.
Our previous efforts of using high pressure air injection failed miserably on this method of nematode control.
On right is a photo of a fungi that creates a lasso to trap and strangle nematodes. The Nematode is attracted through the loop by an exudate that the fungi gives off. Once it is in the loop the fungi then strangles the nematode and digests it.
Control Nematodes: (IPM) Using nematode trapping fungi we can remove a lot of undesirable nematodes from the soil.
Nematode trapping fungi can be used very successfully to restore the balance of naturally occurring nematodes that the soil requires.
Air8tors have found that we have been able to get the Clarkus nematode back into an orchard where it was previously undetected. (Clarkus is a very important beneficial nematode)
This was done by using a nematode trapping fungi that naturally destroys the root eating nematodes in the soil allowing the beneficial nematode’s to dominate again.
This was injected directly into the root zone using low pressure compressed air to get the inoculum brew directly into the soil with a minimal of loss or damage to the biological product.
Our previous efforts of using high pressure air injection failed miserably on this method of nematode control.
On right is a photo of a fungi that creates a lasso to trap and strangle nematodes. The Nematode is attracted through the loop by an exudate that the fungi gives off. Once it is in the loop the fungi then strangles the nematode and digests it.
We had a go at these little suckers on an orchard at Katikati that was only returning 12000 trays for the last 2 years.
The manager realised that we had some tools that could knock these back if he took it seriously.
The major problem he had identified was that bud burst was sending out a lot of blind shoots. Some canes would have no fruit at all and those that were there were small. (Root eating Nematodes use and release a lot of Nitrogen)
This orchard was treated in August. We have since noticed a significant reduction in the root damage by Nematodes. This has resulted in a huge increase in the root structure.
The bud count has been monitored for the last 3 seasons and been about 12-14 thousand.
This years results show a considerable increase in potential fruit count it looks like doing 30000 trays.