Westy1941, I hope you will be able to use less Sluggo and still get good results. Sassy7142, the photos on the 19th were taken around noon, the others around 8 am. Lately, I have only seen a couple slugs when I add Sluggo to a cafe; the first year I saw a bunch the first few times. I try to fill the cafes every 2 weeks but it is probably closer to a month & I still don't have much slug damage. The saucers are not propped up; ofentimes there is a small space between the saucer and the mulch (I don't think the slugs need much of a space to get through, especially after seeing them under the pots of potted plants). Each Hosta garden has a cafe and when some gardens merged together, the new larger garden would just keep the existing cafes. The cafes may be about 30 feet apart (very roughly). Some cafes are closer together in a garden that is connected to a woods. Any area that has had slug damage will get an extra cafe. MaidofShade, I bought Sluggo at Bachman's here in the cities. Also bought Shultz iron phosphate at Menards. I have seen Sluggo on eBay last year (haven't looked this year). Just a note, when I fill the cafes, I take a screwdriver along to clean out the old Sluggo. It is usually in a clump after getting moist (the Sluggo does not stay completely dry, just drier than being on the ground). Cowboy

Hmmmmm. Call me cruel, but I can't wrap my brain around calling any method of slug control 'inhumane'. Salting, snipping, baiting, drowning (in beer, no less), and other methods are all something that I am quite willing to take part in.

Might ought to buy some slug and snail bait and put a halt to the reproduction that's going to ramp up. Had them bad a few years ago along with snails, but now just seem to have snails on an ongoing basis. Getting pots and anything laying flat on the ground eliminates hiding places and allows for better coverage of the granular bait. I have to reapply about every 3 months. Metaldehyde, the active ingredient, won't hurt your veggies.

Thank you. Interesting, I just read this, "All terrestrial leeches (Haemadipsidae) are blood feeders and feed mostly on warm-blooded vertebrates" http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/TFI/start%20key/key/Annelida%20key/Media/HTML/Arhynchobdellida.html