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slugs and worms

hughjohn · 2012-12-08 22:30:58

Do slug pellets kill worms? Normally just dont use them but had no choice this year, so i got "organic" ones. I think they were ferric phosphate or something, I'll check in the morning. Thing is ,when digging my 9 drills of spuds this year ,didn't see any worms so did I nuke em or what?? Last year they were plentiful.

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08-12-2012 11:30pm

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hughjohn

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Do slug pellets kill worms?
Normally just dont use them but had no choice this year, so i got "organic" ones. I think they were ferric phosphate or something, I'll check in the morning.
Thing is ,when digging my 9 drills of spuds this year ,didn't see any worms so did I nuke em or what??
Last year they were plentiful.

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#2 09-12-2012 12:02am
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If the active ingredient is methaldehyde, no. If methiocarb is the active ingredient, then it will kill earthworms.
I've seen very few earthworms this year and I put it down to the incessant rain.

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