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No, 20-42 April 20, 1942

GETTING RID OF SNAILS AND SLUGS

Garden snails and slugs damage young and mature vegetables, orna-— mentals, vegetables stored in cellars, and are also a pest in mushroom houses, says . 20 get rid of them he suggests a commer- cially prevared pellet bait containing metaldehyde, used at the rate of 5 to 10 pounds per acre,

Snail and slug bait can be mixed at home, but for small garden areas the commercially prepared product is generally more economical, points out, #ntomologists consider metaldehyde bait more effective and safer than arsenicals,

Further information about controlling slugs end snails is available in Farmers! Bulletin 1895, free from the U, 5, Department of Agriculture,

Washington, D, C,

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U.S. Bepererent of Agriculture

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