Jim, You may have to go back to the old standard metaldehyde, to kill them.. I gave up on the organic version several years ago, when my plant summering outside got a major infestation and I had slugs eating leaves and flowers all over my greenhouse in the Fall. The only thing that stopped them was going to standard snail and slug bait with metaldehyde. I have no children or pets in my greenhouse, so I gave in and killed them off. I have not had to use it since my two doses of the original bait. I am now putting all my plants that spend summer outside up suspended off the ground or even ground bases supports.
Tom /-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tom Hillson Orchid Grower Specializing In | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paphs, Pleurothallids, & Epi's | http://www.orchids.iastate.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |"There is always room for one more Orchid!!" On Aug 3, 2008, at 9:42 AM, James Brasch wrote: > Hi friends, > > This summer's weird weather, so far, has left me with a plague of > snails in > my hobby greenhouse.I lose the new growth of phals about one or two > a night. > I have sprinkled every pot aand the gravel floor with the standard > (Safers, > etc) snail baits and installed the guaranteed beer snail trap. A few > slide > in there, but the proportion of beer to snails is not favorable. > > I collect any visible snails about two hours after nightfall. > > Any further suggestions would be appreciated. Any advice on or off > line > would help me protect what remains of my sanity. > > All bests, > > Jim > > > > Plant Hormones Canada > > James D. Brasch, Director > > P.O.Box 40583 > > Burlington, Ontario > > Canada L7P 4W1 > > phone: 1-905-335-1713 > > fax (24/7-secure) 1-905-335-3071 > > e-mail: (24/7-secure) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.orchidmall.com/hormones > > > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [email protected] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
