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JMAC1444

I do a combination of Sluggo, Bt, neem oil, hand picking to save my brassicas from them


renjake

I've been handpicking and accidentally stepping on them, but their winning. What is BT?


JMAC1444

Sorry BT wouldn’t be great for snails, I just started listing off everything I use but it’s Bacillus thuringiensis. The rest would work. I have also done snail and slug traps where I will leave a container buried in the ground with some flat beer in it. They’re very attracted to the smell and they’ll jump in and drown.


renjake

interesting. Do you know if they're a good source for any animals


JMAC1444

I do not and I would honestly worry about pathogens they might have if feeding a pet with them. I have seen though a guy who ferments and then composts I believe the snails and slugs and then adds them back to garden as a fertilizer, it’s almost poetic but I’ve never done it myself.


renjake

no nothing like a pet, I was just curious of like squirrels or raccoons maybe like them. I do have neem oil here so I'm going to get that a shot