TY - JOUR
T1 - Eisenia fetida worms
T2 - Selection and harvesting for practical purposes
AU - Velasquez, Luis A.
AU - Herrera, Carlos A.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - The use of chemical irritants to harvest Eisenia fetida (Andrei) worms from high-density raising beds located at Alto Jahuel (Chile) was investigated. The best results were obtained with dilute solutions of formaldehyde (0.74, 0.925 and 1.11 gl-) or with dilute solutions of potassium permanganate (0.75, 1.00 and 1.25 g l-). The results were measured in terms of worms harvested, mortality rate, residual effect on the food substrate of worms, and the absence of these substances from worm meal, which is the final product.
AB - The use of chemical irritants to harvest Eisenia fetida (Andrei) worms from high-density raising beds located at Alto Jahuel (Chile) was investigated. The best results were obtained with dilute solutions of formaldehyde (0.74, 0.925 and 1.11 gl-) or with dilute solutions of potassium permanganate (0.75, 1.00 and 1.25 g l-). The results were measured in terms of worms harvested, mortality rate, residual effect on the food substrate of worms, and the absence of these substances from worm meal, which is the final product.
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U2 - 10.1016/0038-0717(88)90148-4
DO - 10.1016/0038-0717(88)90148-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38249031062
SN - 0038-0717
VL - 20
SP - 643
EP - 646
JO - Soil Biology and Biochemistry
JF - Soil Biology and Biochemistry
IS - 5
ER -