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Re: Steve's bugs

At 09:12 AM 3/9/98 -0800, you wrote:

>> of the garden de-bugging itself, and if it puts on a floor show at the
>> same time, so much the better.  I have read in the catalogs about various
>> bugs for sale.  Do they come back every year by themselves, or do you
>> have to buy new bugs every year?
>>      Remember, my sig says that I am cheap and lazy,  not good or
>> knowledgeable.
>>      I feel that this may be one area that I could really get into.  Of
>> course my neighbors already think that I am nuts, so sitting out in the
>> garden, checking out the bugs wouldn't seem inappropriate at all.

Hi,

This is based on supposition and a reasonablke knowledge of animal dietary
habits, not anything scientific.

When we first moved into our house 2 years ago, we had a horrible problem
with slugs and snails. They mowed down everything we planted and were all
over the porch when I left for work in the morning. 

In the process of gathering stones for a stone patio, I left several rock
piles around the yard. I noticed soon after that the slugs had disappeared
and the snails were drastically reduced. Later in the summer, I noticed
several garter snakes living in the rockpiles. Since we don't use pesticides
I'm guessing/wondering if the garter snakes cleaned up on the slugs and
snails. I had to lay the stone eventually but built a few new rock piles in
the corner of the garden.  Can anyone confirm my suspicions or tell I'm out
in left field about the snakes eating the slugs and snails? 

BTW, I wouldn't try this in AZ, Southern CA, or FL or anywhere else with
sizable populations of venomous snakes. 

Mike
Zone 6
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