Paul Corfield wrote:
On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:29:14 +0100, Rob Barrett
wrote:
I had bazillions of gray, walnut-sized snails last year but managed to
get them under control through various means.

What means? I am plagued with the big walnut sized ones.

I used iron phosphate bait around vegetables (the second round -- the
first was largely consumed, many before even showing themselves) and
then went hand picking every night with a flashlight. I had to replace
the bait several times because it was all getting consumed in just a
couple of nights. It gave me odd pleasure to see a snail chowing down
on a pellet.

With the hand picking I was gathering maybe fifty to a hundred on an
average evening. Totally sickeningly gross.

I also started clearing out the various piles of junk (and some plants
with dense foliage) that gave them daytime hiding places.

Things are much better this year -- knock on compost.