From: "Ann Hawes" sunlily at email.msn.com> on 2002.07.31 at 02:21:46(9145)
Hi
Harry,
Just a
quick note from the slug capitol of the US. One part ammonia to 3 parts
water in a squirt bottle will kill small slugs if you spray it on them.
Test on a leaf first.
"Sluggo" and "Worry Free" are non toxic slug
baits. You just sprinkle the bait lightly around every two
weeks. Both baits kill slugs by interupting their feeding
process. A little goes a long way with this one.
The
caffeine in coffee is supposed to kill slugs instantly, but not coffee grounds
as the caffeine has been leached out. Spray it on the slug. Perhaps
cheap ground coffee would work as a deterrent mulch.
Dishes
with beer will attract and collect all but the teetotaling slugs (I have seen a
slug avoid beer while dozens of others oozed to their doom).
If you
have the tiny dark slugs or the milky slugs that that live right in the
plant like in a Hosta then aim one of the sprays right into the
crown.
Just
last week I found slug damage in some of the late emerging Arisaema, boo.
Had not had damage before this.
I
don't recommend the toxic slug baits as residual poison stays in the ground for
several years after the bait dissolves into the ground and it is bad for birds
and other wonderful critters.
Hope
this helps!
Ann
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