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Re: Slug Control

>Sean wrote:
>Another effective means of detering slugs and snails is a particular
>mulch material.  There is a shedded Redwood bark product commonly
>called 'gorilla hair mulch' in this area.

Yes this works for me! But...the decrease in the snail population has
been offset by an increase in the earwig population. So much of my
snail ravaged plants have survived this spring, while my Dahlias, a
couple of roses, one magnolia and my chard are being munched.

A leaning clay pot seems to capture as many snails as any other method
I've tried (besides poison which I have to avoid because of a small
dog population that coexists with my plants). The copper around plants
doesn't work well for me due to the dog situation. It becomes rather
flat and disjointed after being stepped on. Growing plants for the
specific purpose of attracting snails works too, if you're diligent
about grooming them everyday.  Irises work well for this purpose.

Wads of crumpled newspaper is the only way I can collect
earwigs. Unfortunately my yard looks like a downtown city plaza after
6 p.m., a lot of newspaper blowing haphazardly all around the yard.

Dave

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	Dave Encisco
	dencisco@eos.arc.nasa.gov
	NASA Ames Research Center
	AF Division (415) 604-1381
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