How can i keep the snails and slugs off my lily plants. I fight them every year.?

Copper has been shown to work as a snail and slug repellent.





When the pest makes contact with the copper it causes a reaction similar to an electric shock, which repels them. It is non-toxic, long lasting, with no possible potential poisoning of other species.





Escar-Go! lures slugs with a naturally-occurring substance, then kills them within days.





Escar-Go! is a unique blend of iron phosphate (it occurs naturally in soil) and a bait that lures slugs and snails away from their hiding places.





Diatomaceous earth is another solution. It must be reapplied after every rain. It is natural, and will not cause harm to pets and children. Snails and slugs die after losing as little as 10% of their body moisture through microscopic scratches caused by the Diatomaceous earth.





Sluggo is an organic compound used to control both slugs and snails. Its active ingredient is iron phosphate, an organic compound that breaks down into fertilizer. Unlike common metaldehyde baits, which are quite toxic to animals, Sluggo can be used around pets and wildlife without adverse effects. It also remains effective even after rainfall or irrigation. Sluggo is also approved for use on fruit or vegetable gardens at all times, right up to harvest. (Metaldehyde products can only be used until fruit begins to form on plants.) Any Sluggo not eaten by slugs or snails biodegrades back into the soil as iron %26amp; phosphate fertilizer.





Snail and slug traps are also useful. You can make your own from a baby food or pimento jar or you can buy a commercially produced trap. Bury the trap so the rim is level with the ground, half-fill it with beer, which holds an irresistible attraction to slugs and snails, who will then happily drown! Also useful for earwigs if baited with soy sauce and a thin film of vegetable oil on top.





Hope this helps. Snails and slugs can be a real aggravation. Best of luck!

How can i keep the snails and slugs off my lily plants. I fight them every year.?
Dust the area and the leaves but NOT the flowers with D.E. (Diatomaceous Earth)


It is a totally natural bug killer, that is safe around humans and pets, but is lethal to insects, the micron (1/1,000,000 inch) sized particles act as razor blades and kill the bugs, if Bees get caught will kill them too, so keep off of the flowers.


Will last until next rain and then it washes into soil.


TIP: also great for under cupboards etc, as it never %26#039;wears out%26#039; and kills spiders, insects, roaches, ants etc.


Obtainable from Lowes and Home depot
Reply:a bowl of beer..seriously that or salt.
Reply:Copper kills them. A mayonnaise jar with beer works.
Reply:from Jerry Baker%26#039;s old time gardening book.


hand picking, beer, grape juice, cider vinegar,





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