The weather had exacerbated another problem by now: mildew, oidium and…..snails.

到在，天气加一个问题：霉菌，粉泡菌和……蜗。

The oidium and the snails (which eat the young shoots) had shown up very early, in April, and were generally dealt with effectively right then.

粉泡菌和蜗（专吃嫩芽）出常早，在4月就见端倪，并得到有效处理。