Leeches! Eeeewwwwww...

viktoria · Post by **viktoria** » Jul 07, 2005 6:37 am

Is there a way to get rid of them in the pond without doing harm to other life forms...like me?

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jul 08, 2005 4:07 pm

Yep!
Go to www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/doclake/leech.htm

viktoria · Post by **viktoria** » Jul 11, 2005 9:18 pm

Thanks, OED. What I was really hoping for was a magic bullet that would instantly decimate the entire population.

Viktoria, going to swim in deeper water

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jul 12, 2005 12:56 am

I've been wondering if salt would shrivel them up like it does slugs. They sure are a pain to get off. I always heard to burn them with a cigarette. Tried that ONCE when I smoked and dern near burned my foot off cause the little cuss kept sliding to a new spot. My foot looked like it had the measels from that cigarette. the last time I got a bunch of them when we cleared (by hand) a lot of cattails from around my buddies pond. I couda slid home I had so many of those little goobers on me. The really big ones make dandy bait for juggin.