Re: [GSAS-Member] what's the state-of-the-art of snailicides?

[Steev Ward <steevward@yahoo.com>]

Copper works well to kill snails, and yes it is bad for plants but it depends 
on the
duration of the treatment. I've used it to get pond snails off plants in a 
bucket and
it worked pretty well - the snails fell off (the eggs are another matter) and 
then
after a few hours I'd yank the plants and move them. Your dosage may vary.

I've also seen large dosages of FlukeTabs have a very negative effect on snails.

Steev



--- Susan Welenofsky <welenofsky@comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a bunch of Potassium permanganate, but it doesn't work on killing
> snails. Humm. Maybe I should remove all my shrimp and boil the gravel to get
> rid of the Malaysians since I have rocket killies in there.
> 
> Susan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of matt kaufman
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:13 PM
> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
> Subject: [GSAS-Member] what's the state-of-the-art of snailicides?
> 
> 
> Once upon a time, tribal knowledge on Usenet was that you could use Alum USP
> to kill snails. I found you needed really big quantities to have any
> perceived benefit.
> So, is there some more modern chemical recipe that's readily available for
> killing snails? 
>  
> I've been fairly successful keeping the horror of malaysian burrowing snails
> at bay (they're a nightmare in killi tanks, they eat eggs. Nor can you put
> in loaches, because they eat eggs and killies). However, I just bought a
> bunch of new plants last night - Yay! - and I'm wondering that, short of
> inspection by hand, if someone's got a foolproof recommendation?
>  
> I have also heard that Potassium permanganate works; not sure you can
> readily obtain it, though, and I thought its a hazard to plants, too.
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> Matt 


      
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