Posted by Steve on July 11, 2004, 4:12 am
Follwing on from a discussion in another newsgroup, I wondered if anyone
here could explain the increase in the snail population in recent years?
I don't recall seeing a single snail when I was a kid in the 60s and
70s, and even up until fairly recently (say the last 10 to 15 years) but
now they appear to be everywhere.
Posted by Klara on July 11, 2004, 7:59 am
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>Follwing on from a discussion in another newsgroup, I wondered if
>anyone here could explain the increase in the snail population in
>recent years?
>I don't recall seeing a single snail when I was a kid in the 60s and
>70s, and even up until fairly recently (say the last 10 to 15 years)
>but now they appear to be everywhere.
There did seem to be a vast increase - some years in snails, others in
slugs - but since the last hot dry summer (seems centuries ago...), a
lot fewer around here!
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Klara, Gatwick basin
Posted by Sue on July 11, 2004, 10:21 am
> writes
> >Follwing on from a discussion in another newsgroup, I wondered if
> >anyone here could explain the increase in the snail population in
> >recent years?
> >
> >I don't recall seeing a single snail when I was a kid in the 60s and
> >70s, and even up until fairly recently (say the last 10 to 15 years)
> >but now they appear to be everywhere.
Fewer thrushes?
Sue
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Posted by Janet Baraclough.. on July 11, 2004, 10:10 am
> Follwing on from a discussion in another newsgroup, I wondered if anyone
> here could explain the increase in the snail population in recent years?
> I don't recall seeing a single snail when I was a kid in the 60s and
> 70s, and even up until fairly recently (say the last 10 to 15 years) but
> now they appear to be everywhere.
Warmer winters. In cold areas of the country, snails didn't normally
survive winter temps because they froze solid in their shells.
Janet
Posted by Kay on July 11, 2004, 2:56 pm
>> Follwing on from a discussion in another newsgroup, I wondered if anyone
>> here could explain the increase in the snail population in recent years?
>> I don't recall seeing a single snail when I was a kid in the 60s and
>> 70s, and even up until fairly recently (say the last 10 to 15 years) but
>> now they appear to be everywhere.
> Warmer winters. In cold areas of the country, snails didn't normally
>survive winter temps because they froze solid in their shells.
Is that a guess or an authoritative answer? We wondered about that in
our discussion today.
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Kay
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>anyone here could explain the increase in the snail population in
>recent years?
>I don't recall seeing a single snail when I was a kid in the 60s and
>70s, and even up until fairly recently (say the last 10 to 15 years)
>but now they appear to be everywhere.