how to control snails infestation

[seemantinipathare]

hello,
need some guidance re snails management in capsicum and strawberry crop, have read about methaldehyde compound on the internet, where does one source it from in India? Any other methods, please advice.
regards
seemantini

 

[Ashwini]

Hi

Methods to control snails and snugs
1. beer trap.----BEER TRAP
Get a small dish , plastic or foil pan ,
Fill it with CHEAP BEER about a inch deep & set it in the garden , if you have a large garden make up a bunch of them & place them every 4 or 5 feet apart.
Empty the traps every day & refill with beer.
HOW IT WORKS
The smell lures the snails to the beer trap. The snail then drinks the beer, gets drunk, and drowns.

2 If you see a lot of snail tracks on your walk ways , take some table salt & shake it on the walk way. The salt will kill the sails & slugs as they crawl in the salt.
Salt water spray
Mix 7 table spoons of salt to a gallon of water mix till the salt is dissolved , Put the mixture in a sprayer & spray directly on to the snail or slugs. The salt will kill them. It doesn't kill the right away , but within a few hours they will be dead



Regards
Ashwini