Re: CP and Snails (and Slugs!)

CBelan9630@aol.com
Sun, 14 Jul 1996 18:27:41 -0400

In a message dated 96-07-14 10:26:23 EDT, you write:

> >From Will Estes...Re: Nepenthes Khasiana and Snails...
> >Most CP do not appear to be very effective in eating snails. I have
> >heard that some varieties of Nepenthes are good snail eaters. What
> >about Nepenthes Khasiana? Will they eat enough snails that you could
> >seriously consider the use of these plants as a way to control snail
> >populations in a garden?

I don't know of any "good snail eaters", however, if you have a snail problem
beer is supposed to work very well for this. Take a can ouf your least
favorite beer and but it in a bucket that has been dug into the soil. Cover
it with some flat object leaving openings arount the bucket rimb that will
allow the slugs fall into the beer. Its pretty effective.

Christoph