As I drain my biggest pond down it now has the top exposed 3 + feet high and dry and the exposed bottom has frozen solid for several days now. Anybody think I could be lucky enough to kill at least most of the snails that are on the bottom and embedded in the pond bottom?

From what I've read the snails (primarily Ramshorn Snails) hold in the top few feet of the pond edges. That is unless they gradually move deeper as the water recedes. I've seen them do this but I'm not so sure they are as motile in really cold water which I have now.

It would be nice to knock them back a little and along with my efforts to keep the herons out with staked lines see a decrease in yellow grubs.

Thoughts?

Hey Scott do you know if rotenone will have any effect on them if they concentrate in the puddles you'll treat for me?

BTW I could probably grow some killer size redears with the thousands of snails I have but I'm concerned they could hybridize with my bluegills and I only sell pure bluegills.

Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 03/22/13 05:48 PM.
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