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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Culprit

Well well well. I was indeed correct! I found the sneaky little monster eating my flowers. I guessed that it was snails, and oh boy was I right! I did some research about the little beasts and they are actually hermaphrodites and reproduce BY THEMSELVES! They also eat small plants and they do it so sneaky that most times you don't catch them. 
  So I used a tactic I found on one of the advice websites I discovered and put oats around my flower beds. Well, the oats disappeared, maybe from the snails, maybe from the rain. But I hadn't seen much as far as bites so I was feeling victorious. Until...
ACK! They are back! I guess I need to keep up with the oats...or find another weapon. Marmy suggested I use a mix of ammonia and water to spray on the flowers. Apparently they hate it. I will do it. So, to give you a better idea of what these babies look like, I found one of the culprits slipping away from the scene:

If you can't quite determine just how big these guys are here is my finger to show you. They aren't your regular little "Aw cute!" snails. These are ugly pests. 
Aren't they nasty! I guess I'll keep up the battle and see if Holland is smarter than a gastropod! I truly hope so.


1 comment:

Jenna said...

gross, where's the salt when you need it. :) can't wait to hear the verdict.