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sassie wrote:

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 08:20:32 +0800, Nancy wrote:

does anyone have any idea how to get rid of slaters. as quick as i plant
out seedlings the slaters eat them. i have tried the slater powder but
it doesn't have any effect. cheers
Nancy

I refer you here

http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/isopoda.html

"Feeding
Slaters are omnivores or scavengers and feed upon decaying vegetable
matter and associated fungi and also on animal matter. They form an
important link in the food chain by recycling dead and decaying matter."


I rest my case!

Slaters will and do eat living plant matter. They also eat Baysol snail
pellets (the blue ones).

Paul