Physan and snail eradication.

[DavidCampen]

I suspected that that might be the case so I use tweezers to remove the snails from the pot _before_ I crush them.

I can get metaldehyde baits here is California. I was looking for a less toxic alternative but if the Physan idea does not pan out then I will be back to considering metaldehyde baits. If I use metaldehyde bait then I would like to do so as judiciously as possible. Can I put just one or two pieces of bait in a pot and expect that the bush snails will quickly find it? Does anyone know of a brand of metaldehyde bait that they find especially attractive to bush snails?

I experimented to refine my estimate of how long the snail has to remain in the 400 ppm AI Physan-20 solution for mortality to occur: 15 minutes was not enough but 60 minutes was.

How about acephate; has anyone experimented with its efficacy against bush snails?

Here is the paper that got me to experiment with SA-20. See table 1 on page 4.
http://wet.asu.edu/Biological%20acco...r%20snails.pdf

[nuriko1set]

Originally Posted by DavidCampen

I experimented to refine my estimate of how long the snail has to remain in the 400 ppm AI Physan-20 solution for mortality to occur: 15 minutes was not enough but 60 minutes was.

Here is the paper that got me to experiment with SA-20. See table 1 on page 4.
Page not found – Water and Environmental Technology Center

Hey DavidCampen,
thanks for the info on Physan-20. Has soaking the pot been working out for you? Are the plants able to do well after a 60 min soak?

I just found a slug in my new plant, and if it has worked for you, I am highly tempted to try it!!

Thanks!