Snail found in collection

[JanS]

Originally Posted by bil

Fascinating. What type of orchid didn't like the pellets please, and while this might seem like a stupid question, what did the pellets do to the orchid, and why do you think the pellets did that and not something else?

Thanks.

One of them was an Oncidium native to the Florida Everglades that I got from a Florida friend, had for 10 years and was very proud of. The other was an Epidendrum. In both cases the roots just seemed to burn, shrivel and die. It was quick - within 5 days to a week after I applied the stuff. I don't remember the brand but they were not actually pellets, more like brownish granules made of a sawdust-type material. i want to say the active ingredient was something else than iron phosphate commonly used now. Perhaps it was metaldehyde. I wetted the plants medium after sprinkling the granules on since I figured the snails will eat more of the stuff when wet. The granules sort of half fell apart and penetrated the bark chips...