Posts Tagged: slugs
Odd Tracks
This odd pattern that has shown up on polyethylene irrigation tubing was sent in by an observant Santa Paula grower. The fruit trees were covered with aphids and there was sooty mold growing on the honey dew dripping onto the tubing. Such a beautiful pattern, but what causes it?
Turns out Mark Hoddle, Biocontrol Specialist at UC Riverside had an answer - snails. Brown garden snails are active with this warm, wet weather and they are enjoying feeding on the sweet taste of honey dew.
The bottom side of the snail has a mouth composed of raduli which are sharp teeth which scrape along the surface of the tubing, leaving marks.
All images from Los Angeles Natural History Museum - https://nhm.org/stories/microscopic-look-snail-jaws
Spring Is Springing!
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Winter isn't over, but in...
Bearded iris. (garden.org)
Do your weeding before seeds set! (doctorgreen.com)
Weed torches are especially useful in gravel and hardscape. (mow-n-blow.com)
Sheet composting is a sure-fire way to reduce weeds in garden beds. (reachnettings.com)
Cut a hole in the cardboard when ready to plant. (pinterest.com)
NOW is the time for pruning, and also for bare root planting. (calendarzoom.com)
Consider California Native Plants. (volunteermatch.org)
Snails and slugs are destructive. (flickr.com)
Use a headlamp or flashlight to hunt snails at night. (flashlightsunlimited.com)
Now is a good time to replace soil in containers. (theparsimoniousprincess.blogspot.com)
The seed packet is packed with information. (104homestead.com)
Plastic containers make great temporary greenhouses--be sure to hold in place with a stick. (thriftyfun.com)
Soon YOUR backyard will be ready for its spring closeup! (thegardenglove.com)
Caring for Citrus in Fall
[From the UC IPM blog Pests in the Urban Landscape] Citrus trees need care...
Snails and Slugs.
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Snails and slugs never gave me trouble...
Snail and daffodil. (pixels.com)
Snail and slug. (pestwiki.com)
Snail damage. (notcutt.co.uk)
Slug on strawberry. (UC IPM)
Old snail bait packaging. (discogs.com)
Read the label. Always. (sailingagro.com)
Garden Pests--Here's a Little Help!
By Iris Craig, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa...
UC IPM Pest Note on Snails and Slugs. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7427.html
UC IPM on Vertebrate Pests. If the following link does not take you to the UC IPM page, copy and paste it in your browser. Or just type UC IPM VERTEBRATE PESTS and you'll get there. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/menu.vertebrate.html