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Old 30-05-2004, 06:02 AM
David Ross
 
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Default my garden has tons of snails

gord wrote:

what the heck does this mean. they are everywhere not sure if they are
causing any damage or not.

anybody know?


Some plants (e.g., agapanthus) rarely show damage. However, snails
can destroy asparagus, narcissus, iris, many other bulbs, and most
seedlings. In orange and lemon orchards, they climb the trees and
eat the bark, girdling the trees and killing them. I have seen
them climb my peach tree and severely damage ripening fruit.

See http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r107500111.html regarding
damage and control.

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