- White, pearly balls in the ground are often snail eggs that can destroy your crops.
- Snail eggs, several millimeters in diameter, can be found in moist and shady places in the garden.
- Learn how to effectively destroy snail eggs and prevent them from hatching!
See white balls on the ground in your garden? Destroy them quickly
While walking in the garden or working in it in autumn, you may notice clusters of pearly-white balls in the ground, which will probably not cause any concern at first glance. Many gardeners confuse them with perlite or fertilizer grains. However, the discovery of such white balls should immediately be a warning signal and force us to act. Why? Well, these white balls are most likely eggs – pests that will hatch in a few months and destroy our crops in the garden. Therefore, if you want to avoid or at least minimize losses, destroy these white eggs immediately.
What do snail eggs look like and where can they be found in the garden?
Snail eggs are usually round, a few millimeters in diameter, and pearly white or cream in color. They are often placed in groups. We can most often find them in moist, shady places, such as:
- Under stones and boards,
- In the compost,
- In dense vegetation,
- In moist soil.
It is in these places that snails look for shelter to safely lay their eggs before the cold weather arrives. And while individual eggs do not pose a threat, under favorable conditions, with high humidity and an abundance of food, the snail population may increase rapidly, leading to serious damage to plants, especially young seedlings and delicate leaves.
How to destroy snail eggs?
First of all, regularly check shady and damp corners of your garden to locate egg-laying sites. Once collected, they can be destroyed. The easiest way is to throw them into boiling water or bury them deep in the ground, where they will have no chance of hatching. It is also worth reducing humidity in the garden – water the plants in the morning so that they have time to dry before nightfall. Also remove weeds and leaves regularly to reduce hiding places for snails.
