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08-02-2007, 09:07 PM
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| Something's Eating my Roots!! AHHHHHHHHHH! I have been leaving my orchids outside for the past couple of months and the results are amazing. New growth appears as fast as chickens! But this morning, I've discovered something that made me want snap a chicken neck! Something has eaten some of the tips of the new roots growth.  I suspect it might be slugs, because I have recently found slugs early in the morning crawling in some pots. I've attached some pictures of the damage. Does anyone know what is causing the problem and how I might remedy this?     |
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08-02-2007, 09:14 PM
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| what about squirrels? they got into the habit of biting the buds off my hibiscuseses...
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08-02-2007, 09:19 PM
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| Maybe underground squirrels? Can't trust those little buggers.
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08-02-2007, 09:25 PM
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| check out this thread for slug remedies: Please Help I found snails
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08-02-2007, 11:32 PM
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| Maybe bush snails, as the amount of loss is about right for these tiny snails, and they can live inside your bark, tho slugs could be the cause if they could have gotten at the plant.
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08-03-2007, 01:14 AM
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| Thanks for the suggestions. I will try the beer method and see if that deter any possible slugs. I'm leaning toward the possibility that it is either snails or slugs. I wanted to add that the damage occurred during the night. Are snails and slugs nocturnal? But for now, I'll take them all inside. It's too late to go buy some beer. Last edited by IrishCreamCoffee; 08-03-2007 at 01:16 AM. |
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08-03-2007, 09:06 AM
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| Do you have earwigs(sp?) in your area? I used to have them in my garden when we lived in the Midwest and they could chomp through anything. NancyG |
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08-03-2007, 11:35 AM
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| Yes, snails & slugs are nocturnal. The old snail bait, metaldehyde, I have learned recently only knocks out the snails, leaving them exposed to the sun when it comes up. Well, in a greenhouse with shade, that is not a very effective way to kill snails. I had been using beer in dishes prior to discovering DE, and it works to attract my slugs, and if the dish is deep enough, they will drown. However, I watched a particularly large slug stretch its self out full length to reach the lip and start to leave the bowl. Slug mechanically done-in, and beer moved to larger bowls. I knew the DE was working, because I kept up the beer for a while and collected zero slugs after the DE was laid down heavily on the floor. I will occasionally use beer again to assess the snail/slug population in my GH. Just found a bush snail in a plant being repotted from EOoM. I trust Mike to have bug free plants, but I have to be always prepared for his snail/slug problems.
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08-03-2007, 06:49 PM
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| Cynthia do you use domestic or imported ?  Maybe they have expensive taste. 
__________________ Anton On the box it said Windows XP or better so I bought a Mac. |
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08-04-2007, 12:23 AM
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| The only thing I don't use is my Michelob Ultra. I doubt these guys are low carb fans.
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08-04-2007, 09:55 PM
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| Slugs have a preference for beer!?!?! hahaha whatever works I guess. |
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