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Beneficial slugs...?
Comments (2)Wow, it never occurred to me that these critters might be beneficial! I had my first "up close and personal" encounter with one of these monsters about 10 years ago as I was doing an evening tour of my garden. Unfortunately, it was a little too up close and personal - the thing was crawling up the back of my leg! It was immediately removed and stomped on. Future visitors will be treated with a little more respect, as long as they stay off of ME. e_109...See MoreFIrst Time Slug Hunting
Comments (14)I go out early in the morning about an hour after sunrise when hunting slugs is the best here in SW WA state. I carry a spary bottle of water mixed with ammonia, 10 to 1 ratio. Spray slugs, which dissolves them. It also creates a protective coating on hostas that seems to deter future slug visits as long as it does not rain. I also spray along the petioles of hostas as I have been seeing slugs eating through the stalks rather than on the leaves of some hostas this year. TIP: I spray clear water through sprayer after use. If I leave ammonia/water mix in spray mechanism, the metal spring corrodes and quits working over time. Regarding Sluggo: It works for me, most especially when applied early in the year (Feb, Mar, early April) when there is little else to eat. This way, I kill slugs before they have a chance to lay eggs. This year, I used oranges and grapefruit rinds to trap slugs early in the year. I just cut fruit in half, ate the fruit, and then placed the empty rind, round side up, on the ground. Every morning, when I turned them up, I found slugs eating the pith. Ridns last a long time with cool evenings, but doesn't work in summer as the rinds rot too quickly. When I use Cory's, I put it under a heavy board or large piece of flat stone just barely propped up from the ground, which keeps birds and animals from ingesting it. Happy hunting!!...See MoreSpotted leopard slugs
Comments (2)The first one I saw I thought it was a new born kitten the way it was curled up. That is until I started to touch and it uncurled. They are very beautiful and do not seem to eat as much as the smaller gray ones. A side question. Do you have as many slugs as normal this year? Even my husband has noticed the lack of slugs. A few are arround and do do damage but I don't see their trails in the mornings the way I had been seeing them....See MoreA defense of the leopard slug??
Comments (0)https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vy6u29dKJzY Love that British humour! Thanks for the link mountainy man!...See Morediggingthedirt
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