Re: Snails

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1997.06.11 at 15:06:55(821) Eduardo, I am sure that you know about the beer method in a shallow saucer... They crawl in and die.. But, there is another method that people here in South Fl have found very effective. That is spreading Diotomaceous Earth all around... This, I am told, will grind up their feet and intestines and they die. Fairchild Tropica Gdn. had a very bad problem and controled it this way. The only bad part is that if it rains, or you water, you have to spread it again. It is cheap and can be obtained in a store that caters to swimming pool owners. Now, I have heard that the swimming pool kind is not as good as another type that is available in some Horticultural Supply Houses... But, I have never seen any problems using it... Don't breath it while spreading and you should be ok . Then there is the old stand-by... any bait with Methaldahyde (spelling?) as the active ingredient. This can be in liquid or in pellets... Snails and slugs love it... eat it and die. Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE

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