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Janet Baraclough wrote:
The question for urglers is; where does the UK's Big Rapacious Snail zone start and finish? With global warming, are they advancing northwards? I had bazillions of gray, walnut-sized snails last year but managed to get them under control through various means. This year they have largely been replaced by slugs of every variety -- huge to tiny, black to yellowish, long to round. I think I preferred the snails since they had built-in handles.... |
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On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:29:14 +0100, Rob Barrett
wrote: Janet Baraclough wrote: The question for urglers is; where does the UK's Big Rapacious Snail zone start and finish? With global warming, are they advancing northwards? 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. This year they have largely been replaced by slugs of every variety -- huge to tiny, black to yellowish, long to round. I think I preferred the snails since they had built-in handles.... I also have all those varieties of slug as well. :-( -- Paul C |
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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. |
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![]() 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. Iron phosphate is very good and I am going to switch over to it. It apparently works by stopping them eating, its not a poison and the crawl off and die of starvation some days later, so no corpses :~) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:07:52 +0100, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote: 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. Iron phosphate is very good and I am going to switch over to it. It apparently works by stopping them eating, its not a poison and the crawl off and die of starvation some days later, so no corpses :~) I've never heard of it outside a chem.lab. Does it work on slugs also? I presume so. Is it commonly available, e.g. in garden centres? I imagine it's fairly weather-proof, as it's not soluble in water, IIRC. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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![]() "Chris Hogg" wrote in message ... On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:07:52 +0100, "Charlie Pridham" wrote: Iron phosphate is very good and I am going to switch over to it. It apparently works by stopping them eating, its not a poison and the crawl off and die of starvation some days later, so no corpses :~) I've never heard of it outside a chem.lab. Does it work on slugs also? I presume so. Is it commonly available, e.g. in garden centres? I imagine it's fairly weather-proof, as it's not soluble in water, IIRC. -- Chris Trade name is "Femerol" it has just received its full licence, it is indeed very long lasting with two applications per year being recommended. The effect is instant and irreversible and death occurs in 3-6 days later from starvation. Both the pellets and slugs/snails that eat them are harmless to mammals, birds and invertebrates other than molluscs. It can apparently be used with organic growing set-ups if prior approvals are obtained. Its so effective they recommend that you only spot treat as blanket treating will result in a drop in food supply for anything which eats slugs and snails. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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![]() "Chris Hogg" wrote in message ... On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:07:52 +0100, "Charlie Pridham" wrote: 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. Iron phosphate is very good and I am going to switch over to it. It apparently works by stopping them eating, its not a poison and the crawl off and die of starvation some days later, so no corpses :~) I've never heard of it outside a chem.lab. Does it work on slugs also? I presume so. Is it commonly available, e.g. in garden centres? I imagine it's fairly weather-proof, as it's not soluble in water, IIRC. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net I know Iron Pyrophosphate is used in the medicinal world as an iron tonic. Not actually certain what form of iron phosphate is being used in slug bait but it does appear to be very good. It is for sale in the USA but I have not seen anything for sale over here yet. |
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