Argall Family wrote:
> Gord Hawkes wrote
>
> > We have an apple
> grower here in the great Canadian north who has an infestation of snails on
> his apple trees. Any thoughts on why and if they need to be controlled?
> So far they appear to be causing no damage.
>
> I have seen no answer to the questions of why and if? I imagine that the
> snails are eating something and this may be disadvantageous, or are they
> just trying to get into the shade in the Canadian summer?
>
> I wonder whether the best 'how' answer would not be chickens or ducks. That
> in itself would help to deal with the 'why' question, assuming [a] that
> there is a better market for eggs and poultry than for snails; and [b] that
> the integration of poultry into the manuring/fertility/pest management/grass
> and weed management cycles of the farm is better than reliance on molluscs,
> even molluscs predating molluscs.
>
> Dennis
>
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