The Orchid Garden

SNAILS!

Question:

The early bird gets the worm, can’t be any earlier than the First Rays of the morning! ) Stephen Oh, I don’t know, Pam.  If you "sprint with your newly-potted plant, the snails couldn’t catch up! — Ray Barkalow –<– First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Stacy, Excuse the error in the second paragraph.  I meant "sprinkle", but somehow I undid and combined what I was editing. The product "That’s It" I purchased at the Riverside-San Bernardino Counties Orchid Show from a grower, who said that the tiny snails were brought-in from Hawaii and that this product works for eliminating these pests. . . . Pam Stacy, Remove the plant from the soil.  Then dip the plant portion in Safer insecticide in the event there are other types of critters.  Next repot in fresh, uncontaminated soil. You could also sprint the the newly potted plant with That’s It to prevent any microscopic embryos from affecting your plant. Good luck. . . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html I bought a Bc./C. hybrid (I don’t have the tag with me) at a Garden show this weekend, unfortunately I was also moving this weekend so this plant didn’t get a very good inspection when I brought it home. As I was watering this morning I noticed several tiny snails come to the surface. I was in a hurry so I just gave it a good soaking with a neem oil solution and left it out on the deck. Obviously I will be repotting this one as soon as I get home tonight, but are there suggestions on how to make sure the little buggers are taken care of? This plant hasn’t been near any of my other orchids, so I don’t have to worry about it contaminating anything else. Also, I only have neem oil for any kind of insecticide/fungicide/snail-cide. I have been fortunate that I haven’t had any pest problems before. Should I be getting a slug/snail killer just for this one little plant or will repotting be enough? Thanks for your help! Stacy

Response:

Oh, I don’t know, Pam.  If you "sprint with your newly-potted plant, the snails couldn’t catch up! — Ray Barkalow –<– First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Stacy, Excuse the error in the second paragraph.  I meant "sprinkle", but somehow I undid and combined what I was editing. The product "That’s It" I purchased at the Riverside-San Bernardino Counties Orchid Show from a grower, who said that the tiny snails were brought-in from Hawaii and that this product works for eliminating these pests. . . . Pam Stacy, Remove the plant from the soil.  Then dip the plant portion in Safer insecticide in the event there are other types of critters.  Next repot in fresh, uncontaminated soil. You could also sprint the the newly potted plant with That’s It to prevent any microscopic embryos from affecting your plant. Good luck. . . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html I bought a Bc./C. hybrid (I don’t have the tag with me) at a Garden show this weekend, unfortunately I was also moving this weekend so this plant didn’t get a very good inspection when I brought it home. As I was watering this morning I noticed several tiny snails come to the surface. I was in a hurry so I just gave it a good soaking with a neem oil solution and left it out on the deck. Obviously I will be repotting this one as soon as I get home tonight, but are there suggestions on how to make sure the little buggers are taken care of? This plant hasn’t been near any of my other orchids, so I don’t have to worry about it contaminating anything else. Also, I only have neem oil for any kind of insecticide/fungicide/snail-cide. I have been fortunate that I haven’t had any pest problems before. Should I be getting a slug/snail killer just for this one little plant or will repotting be enough? Thanks for your help! Stacy

Response:

Stacy, Excuse the error in the second paragraph.  I meant "sprinkle", but somehow I undid and combined what I was editing. The product "That’s It" I purchased at the Riverside-San Bernardino Counties Orchid Show from a grower, who said that the tiny snails were brought-in from Hawaii and that this product works for eliminating these pests. . . . Pam – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Stacy, Remove the plant from the soil.  Then dip the plant portion in Safer insecticide in the event there are other types of critters.  Next repot in fresh, uncontaminated soil. You could also sprint the the newly potted plant with That’s It to prevent any microscopic embryos from affecting your plant. Good luck. . . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html I bought a Bc./C. hybrid (I don’t have the tag with me) at a Garden show this weekend, unfortunately I was also moving this weekend so this plant didn’t get a very good inspection when I brought it home. As I was watering this morning I noticed several tiny snails come to the surface. I was in a hurry so I just gave it a good soaking with a neem oil solution and left it out on the deck. Obviously I will be repotting this one as soon as I get home tonight, but are there suggestions on how to make sure the little buggers are taken care of? This plant hasn’t been near any of my other orchids, so I don’t have to worry about it contaminating anything else. Also, I only have neem oil for any kind of insecticide/fungicide/snail-cide. I have been fortunate that I haven’t had any pest problems before. Should I be getting a slug/snail killer just for this one little plant or will repotting be enough? Thanks for your help! Stacy

Response:

Beat you to it, did I, Stephen? — Ray Barkalow –<– First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The early bird gets the worm, can’t be any earlier than the First Rays of the morning! ) Stephen Oh, I don’t know, Pam.  If you "sprint with your newly-potted plant, the snails couldn’t catch up! — Ray Barkalow –<– First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info Stacy, Excuse the error in the second paragraph.  I meant "sprinkle", but somehow I undid and combined what I was editing. The product "That’s It" I purchased at the Riverside-San Bernardino Counties Orchid Show from a grower, who said that the tiny snails were brought-in from Hawaii and that this product works for eliminating these pests. . . . Pam Stacy, Remove the plant from the soil.  Then dip the plant portion in Safer insecticide in the event there are other types of critters.  Next repot in fresh, uncontaminated soil. You could also sprint the the newly potted plant with That’s It to prevent any microscopic embryos from affecting your plant. Good luck. . . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html I bought a Bc./C. hybrid (I don’t have the tag with me) at a Garden show this weekend, unfortunately I was also moving this weekend so this plant didn’t get a very good inspection when I brought it home. As I was watering this morning I noticed several tiny snails come to the surface. I was in a hurry so I just gave it a good soaking with a neem oil solution and left it out on the deck. Obviously I will be repotting this one as soon as I get home tonight, but are there suggestions on how to make sure the little buggers are taken care of? This plant hasn’t been near any of my other orchids, so I don’t have to worry about it contaminating anything else. Also, I only have neem oil for any kind of insecticide/fungicide/snail-cide. I have been fortunate that I haven’t had any pest problems before. Should I be getting a slug/snail killer just for this one little plant or will repotting be enough? Thanks for your help! Stacy

Response:

Stacy, Remove the plant from the soil.  Then dip the plant portion in Safer insecticide in the event there are other types of critters.  Next repot in fresh, uncontaminated soil. You could also sprint the the newly potted plant with That’s It to prevent any microscopic embryos from affecting your plant. Good luck. . . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I bought a Bc./C. hybrid (I don’t have the tag with me) at a Garden show this weekend, unfortunately I was also moving this weekend so this plant didn’t get a very good inspection when I brought it home. As I was watering this morning I noticed several tiny snails come to the surface. I was in a hurry so I just gave it a good soaking with a neem oil solution and left it out on the deck. Obviously I will be repotting this one as soon as I get home tonight, but are there suggestions on how to make sure the little buggers are taken care of? This plant hasn’t been near any of my other orchids, so I don’t have to worry about it contaminating anything else. Also, I only have neem oil for any kind of insecticide/fungicide/snail-cide. I have been fortunate that I haven’t had any pest problems before. Should I be getting a slug/snail killer just for this one little plant or will repotting be enough? Thanks for your help! Stacy

Response:

Stacy, In your opinion are these the regular snails that we all know about or are these really small snails we sometimes see in potting mixes?  If they are the really small types then I think the neem oil should do it. — Matthew Swift Swift’s Orchids 6658 Carnelian St. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701 Phone/Fax 909-483-5590 http://www.swiftsorchids.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I bought a Bc./C. hybrid (I don’t have the tag with me) at a Garden show this weekend, unfortunately I was also moving this weekend so this plant didn’t get a very good inspection when I brought it home. As I was watering this morning I noticed several tiny snails come to the surface. I was in a hurry so I just gave it a good soaking with a neem oil solution and left it out on the deck. Obviously I will be repotting this one as soon as I get home tonight, but are there suggestions on how to make sure the little buggers are taken care of? This plant hasn’t been near any of my other orchids, so I don’t have to worry about it contaminating anything else. Also, I only have neem oil for any kind of insecticide/fungicide/snail-cide. I have been fortunate that I haven’t had any pest problems before. Should I be getting a slug/snail killer just for this one little plant or will repotting be enough? Thanks for your help! Stacy

Response:

I bought a Bc./C. hybrid (I don’t have the tag with me) at a Garden show this weekend, unfortunately I was also moving this weekend so this plant didn’t get a very good inspection when I brought it home. As I was watering this morning I noticed several tiny snails come to the surface. I was in a hurry so I just gave it a good soaking with a neem oil solution and left it out on the deck. Obviously I will be repotting this one as soon as I get home tonight, but are there suggestions on how to make sure the little buggers are taken care of? This plant hasn’t been near any of my other orchids, so I don’t have to worry about it contaminating anything else. Also, I only have neem oil for any kind of insecticide/fungicide/snail-cide. I have been fortunate that I haven’t had any pest problems before. Should I be getting a slug/snail killer just for this one little plant or will repotting be enough? Thanks for your help! Stacy

Response:

When you repot, totally clean off all of the old medium, rinse the roots well under running water, and you should be okay. If you aren’t scrupulous about cleaning off the old medium, it may harbor snail eggs that will hatch and you’ll see the snails "return" in a few months. This has been effective for me in eradicating these vermin that are (in my experience) very commonly found in bark-based media. I’ve found that using a variety of snail baits, neem, etc., never eradicates them all if the plant is not repotted and all old medium removed.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I bought a Bc./C. hybrid (I don’t have the tag with me) at a Garden show this weekend, unfortunately I was also moving this weekend so this plant didn’t get a very good inspection when I brought it home. As I was watering this morning I noticed several tiny snails come to the surface. I was in a hurry so I just gave it a good soaking with a neem oil solution and left it out on the deck. Obviously I will be repotting this one as soon as I get home tonight, but are there suggestions on how to make sure the little buggers are taken care of? This plant hasn’t been near any of my other orchids, so I don’t have to worry about it contaminating anything else. Also, I only have neem oil for any kind of insecticide/fungicide/snail-cide. I have been fortunate that I haven’t had any pest problems before. Should I be getting a slug/snail killer just for this one little plant or will repotting be enough? Thanks for your help! Stacy

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