Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 14:00:51 +0100 (MET) From: "Fred C. Heller" <fred.heller@skynet.be> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg686$foo@default> Subject: Radical Slugicide
Right, I also noticed that although beer helped in preventing all my Sarrs geting eaten, some slugs got through.
so here's what I found in Pietropaolo's book :
Pyrethrin or Allethrin : controls slugs, sails and larvae, follow label
directions.
In Peter d'Amato's bookl :
Slug and snails poison :
These powder and pellet are effective in keeping these pests under control. Avoid placing them on soils. Water trays and saucers provide good moat to prevent access of these pests.
A slug captured by forced\265ps makes avengeful snack for Venus flytraps. Slightly crushed snails will provide ample vitamins for Nepenthes, Yum.
There, I copied it all, hope this helps,
Fred
At 04:14 12/03/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Thanks everyone for the simultaneous endorsement of
>beer! I've tried it before--it works for slugs that
>are traveling to the pots with a moderate success
>rate. Maybe, though, I need someone to tell me how
>often to put it out. I think that I was looking for
>more radical to keep them out of my Sarr plants,
>especially with the blooms coming out. I want to see
>them this year.
>
>My roommates left me enough beer to keep me clear for
>a month. When they moved back to Brazil they thought
>they were leaving me a gift! Now I have found a way
>to use it.
>
>BTW: how do I kill the egg masses? I hate to tip the
>pots and mess up the roots in the summer.
>
>:-)
>Bruce
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