On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:14:23 +0100, (Larry
Stoter) wrote:

Jaques d'Altrades wrote:

The message k
from (Larry Stoter) contains these words:

Beer in sunken margerine tubs.

Nah. They bring all their friends for a knees-up.

Precisely!

The best long-term solution is predators that eat snails (and slugs) -
Song Thrushes, Hedgehogs, Toads, Slow Worms, Glow Worms (if you're in
the right part of the country), etc.

Glow Worms?

Glow Worms mainly eat snails - strange but true. This is why, so I
understand, that you usually only find glow worms in chalk/limestone
areas because such areas have many more snails because of the greater
availablity of calcium for making shells.

There's something illogical about this. There is absolutely no
shortage of snails here. There is no chalk within 2oo miles of here
and there are no glowworms in our garden.
--
Martin