I have never had so many as this year but most are concentrated in one
area, tonight I looked and they were all crawling around on the wall, all
tiny ones, I don't know, goes off to bed scratching head

kate

Kate - For years my hostas have been decimated by snails whatever I
tried - even laying slug pellets before the shoots opened.

This year I tried a garlic wash which was posted on Martin Lewis' Money
Saving Expert web site and so far have had very little damage to the
leaves.
Obviously not a scientific test but it may be worth a try?
I have posted the recipe below.
I use a house plant mister to spray them rather than a watering can as I
find this sticks to the leaves better.
I also make it a bit stronger than suggested and spray every week
Good luck!
Jeff
NE England

'Get two bulbs of garlic, and smoosh them with a rolling pin...take out
your frustration on them. Put them in 2 pints of water, and simmer for one
hour. Let the liquid cool, and strain into a container. Use one tablespoon
of the liquid to one gallon of water. Use first thing in spring as the
hostas are peeking through the ground. One use of this is supposed to be
sufficient, but I use it maybe every two months. Use it on any plant that
is suseptible (spelling?) to slug attack'

Thank you Jeff, that is well worth trying :-)

kate