The thing is though if they thrive in gardens then eventually they'll get into your compost heap on the roots of plants and then they could potentially affect the organisms in the heap and slow that down and eventually be spread about the garden in the compost. They're not a native nematode, they come from Turkey apparently, and once released there's no way to control them. Chemicals break down or dissipate but the nematodes will just keep multiplying. I'm not saying use chemicals either but they do seem like the lesser of two weevils, sorry evils, sometimes when you're dealing with a short term infestation in pots.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I found a few a while ago. I popped them. They explode quite satisfyingly. Lily beetles and snails  make an equally satisfying crunchy noise but greenfly stain your fingers. Slugs return your partially digested foliage like green lava when you snip them👺
I've been putting the wildlife camera out every night watching the herb bed for cat activity. A cat came past the patio doors at 1:50 last night but didn't stop to smell the flowers. Maybe the damp weather dampens the smell too so I'll keep recording for a few nights and see what happens.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
If nematodes for slugs just keep multiplying, why do you have to re do them every few months, they don’t last forever. Vine weevil nematodes need to be applied twice a year. They never upset our compost, not did they get put back on the ground next year.  If you can’t use them until the weather is warmer, how do they survive in the compost bin.Â
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.Â
According to the Neudorf booklet that's just arrived, it says that once nematodes source of food is exhausted, they themselves die, leaving no evidence that they've been there. Â As they sell them, do we believe the bumf or not?
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Lily beetles and snails  make an equally satisfying crunchy noise but greenfly stain your fingers.
Slugs return your partially digested foliage like green lava when you snip them👺
Vine weevil nematodes need to be applied twice a year.Â
They never upset our compost, not did they get put back on the ground next year.  If you can’t use them until the weather is warmer, how do they survive in the compost bin.Â
 As they sell them, do we believe the bumf or not?