Snails On Beans
Discussion
My beans have been suffering from something that eats their leaves, relatives advised to look at the leaves and see what pests were there. To date nothing.
Tonight, after the rain we had today, I went and picked 35 snails from 2 bean plants. The whole garden is slabbed (small house in London). Where are they hiding and how do I get rid of them?
I feel like I'm under attack!
Tonight, after the rain we had today, I went and picked 35 snails from 2 bean plants. The whole garden is slabbed (small house in London). Where are they hiding and how do I get rid of them?
I feel like I'm under attack!
0a said:
An update here. Slug pellets didn't work so I have been ambushing them when it's a damp evening. I "took out" 109 snails last time.
I sympathise with your problem, but I have to repost the following:About 4 months ago, our Whippet ingested some sort of poison - Metaldhyd - found in slug pellets (amongst other products).
The symptoms were listlessness followed by epileptic fitting. She was sedated by a local vet, then rushed to an animal clinic at the university. Intensive care and a "prepare for the worst" conversation with the doctor. The problem with that toxin, iirc, is that it's a nerve agent, but, they managed to pump out what they could, and stabilise and treat her over the next 48hrs.
She survived what is normally fatal, and appears to have no long term damage.
Just be aware of this when you use slug pellets, or for anyone who's cats/dogs may have access to them/show symptoms of having eaten them.
I personally wasn't previously aware of how toxic they can be.
BOR said:
I sympathise with your problem, but I have to repost the following:
About 4 months ago, our Whippet ingested some sort of poison - Metaldhyd - found in slug pellets (amongst other products).
The symptoms were listlessness followed by epileptic fitting. She was sedated by a local vet, then rushed to an animal clinic at the university. Intensive care and a "prepare for the worst" conversation with the doctor. The problem with that toxin, iirc, is that it's a nerve agent, but, they managed to pump out what they could, and stabilise and treat her over the next 48hrs.
She survived what is normally fatal, and appears to have no long term damage.
Just be aware of this when you use slug pellets, or for anyone who's cats/dogs may have access to them/show symptoms of having eaten them.
I personally wasn't previously aware of how toxic they can be.
thx for the advice! Was looking for a method of reducing the quantity of visits we have from the neighbourhood cats..About 4 months ago, our Whippet ingested some sort of poison - Metaldhyd - found in slug pellets (amongst other products).
The symptoms were listlessness followed by epileptic fitting. She was sedated by a local vet, then rushed to an animal clinic at the university. Intensive care and a "prepare for the worst" conversation with the doctor. The problem with that toxin, iirc, is that it's a nerve agent, but, they managed to pump out what they could, and stabilise and treat her over the next 48hrs.
She survived what is normally fatal, and appears to have no long term damage.
Just be aware of this when you use slug pellets, or for anyone who's cats/dogs may have access to them/show symptoms of having eaten them.
I personally wasn't previously aware of how toxic they can be.
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