Slugs

TopProspect

Member

Jun 23, 2015

• #1

The area I'm growing in this season has a lot of slugs around. Some of the leafs on some of the plants appear to have little holes from being eaten so I'm assuming it's from them. What's the best way to get rid of these slugs or keep them away from my plants? Any feedback would be much appreciated, thanks.

 

oragrow

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Jun 23, 2015

• #2

TopProspect said:

The area I'm growing in this season has a lot of slugs around. Some of the leafs on some of the plants appear to have little holes from being eaten so I'm assuming it's from them. What's the best way to get rid of these slugs or keep them away from my plants? Any feedback would be much appreciated, thanks.

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This works,
http://www.diatomaceousearth.com/natural-slug-control/

 

Hotboxbudz

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Jun 23, 2015

• #3

You don't need to buy anything. Just put a solid ring of copper around the bottom of your plants. It's worked for me, been doing it for many years. Never see slug damage.

 

mwooten102

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Jun 23, 2015

• #4

Sluggo

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topcat

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Jun 23, 2015

• #5

Sluggo Plus includes spinosad that will eliminate other pests, as well.

 

TopProspect

Member

Jun 23, 2015

• #6

I appreciate all the feedback, thanks a lot guys.

 

calicocalyx

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Jun 23, 2015

• #7

Definitely verify which pest it is before you start investing in treatment. Beer traps work well but they attract them. Hunting them just after dark with a headllamp works really well. Roast a bowl and spend half an hour and you'll get many many slugs. Set the traps and come back in the morning.

 

nuevo

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Jun 23, 2015

• #8

Don't assume it's slugs. Slugs will leave little slimy trails, so if it is slugs, you should see some evidence other than just eaten leaves. I had some holes in a few leaves, and there were small green worms on the underside of the leaves. I am pretty sure the worms are caterpillars of some kind.

 

Rob Roy

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Jun 23, 2015

• #9

Slug bait. They seem to want to eat it and commit suicide.

 

Dr.Pecker

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Jun 23, 2015

• #10

Make a little hole and place a bowl in the hole at ground level. Dump a beer in the bowl they crawl in get drunk and drown. Beer traps should be placed near the plants but not right next to the plants. The copper wire trick would work or crushed eggshell they don't like crawling over the eggshells.

 

UncleBuck

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Jun 23, 2015

• #11

copper, sluggo, beer, all good suggestions.

the one time i grew i an area with slugs, i broke up a few glass bottles into chards and put the chards of glass around the perimeter of the plant. they'll kill themselves trying to get over it.

 

GvegasGrowa

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Jun 29, 2015

• #12

Ive used crushed egg shells, wrapped the bottoms of the stems in copper wire, done the beer trick. Best thing thats worked for me is the slug killer pellets. Theres a few different ones that work.

 

Dr.Pecker

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Jun 29, 2015

• #13

I have been looking into this the past few days. The copper and the beer really don't work very well. A toad house seems to be the way to go. They do make electric barriers powered by a 9 volt.

 

BarnBuster

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Jun 29, 2015

• #14

Slug baits using iron phosphate or metaldehyde work the best for me

 

Merlot

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Jun 29, 2015

• #15

Beer traps work. Use them in the veg garden. Shame those damn cabbage whites don't like boozing! whole crop of cabbage fucked.