Hydro-Gardens
8765 Vollmer Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80908-4710
888-693-0578
hgi@hydro-gardens.com

ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON (MT. TIME)
THURSDAY TO SHIP THE FOLLOWING WEEK

All living beneficials will be sent by
2 Day Air or NEXT Day Air

What does it attack? - Click Here to see a list of specific insects.
"Guardian / Gnat Patrol Nematodes" ambush pest insects, insect pupa and insect larvae in places that are constantly moist. Among the more than 100 susceptible insect pests are: codling moths, cutworms, corn rootworms, strawberry root weevils, European corn borers, white grubs, sod webworms, termites, and many other insects that spend part of their life cycle in the root zone. We use "Guardian / Gnat Patrol Nematodes" to control "fungus gnats" (relating to several thousand species of flies in the same family ) and other root zone pests. "Guardian / Gnat Patrol Nematodes" do not kill other types of nematodes. We have been rearing beneficial nematodes since 1986. We have located a sub-strain we feel is far superior to any used in the past. Under ideal conditions, "Guardian" can survive 90 days or more without a host insect. Once "Guardian" locate and enter a host, it will kill the host, reproduce within it and the offspring will exit in search of more host insects; repeating the cycle.

Why use "Guardian / Gnat Patrol Nematodes"?
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The one problem that we perceive with most biological control items is they only work for specific pests. If a different pest enters your operation and you do not have a specific predator or parasite for that pest; this may force you to use an insecticide, probably killing your beneficials along with the pest. The biological battlefield needed a ‘broad spectrum’ killer to help combat these ‘other’ pests. We believe "Guardian" provides this needed ‘broad spectrum’ biological insect control.

Storage and Application
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"Guardian / Gnat Patrol Nematodes" are usually applied in the evening, directly into the soil or growing media, however some growers spray their foliage in the evenings and report successful results against some insects on their foliage by using Sunspray Ultra-Fine oil to protect the nematodes from desiccation. "Guardian" can be temporarily stored in a refrigerator at 40^o-50^oF. You should mix the package into one gallon of water to create a concentrate. "Guardian" can withstand pressures up to 300 PSI, therefore, you can apply them using your injector system, or dilute them with more water and use a pump sprayer, hose-end sprayer, watering can or pail. They will survive in oxygen rich water; such as nutrient film technique (NFT) systems, but may "drown" if you leave them in standing water for more than 24 hours. "Watering in" will help "Guardian / Gnat Patrol Nematodes" migrate to the protected area within root zone. Great for the greenhouse or outdoors!!

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ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON (MT. TIME)
THURSDAY TO SHIP THE FOLLOWING WEEK

All living beneficials will be sent by
2 Day Air or NEXT Day Air

Estimated Shipping Rates For Orders Shipped
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Many insects are attracted to the color yellow. These insects can be captured by hanging cards around your plants. Captured adults will not lay any more eggs on your plants. Yellow Stiky traps provide a means of controlling the flying stages of most pest insects.

"Fly-Barr" Insect Barrier - Click Here for more information.

When your exhaust fans are running, your intake vents are like a vacuum cleaner catching everything flying near the vents. Covering these intake vents with INSECT BARRIER will greatly reduce the introduction of unwanted pests into your greenhouse. Clean INSECT BARRIER reduces your airflow less than 5%.