Slugs

[glenn57]

NO not boar!!! so a couple weeks ago we split some flowers and gave them to a friend of my wife. Sha said there where all kinds of slugs in the dirt.

Today I pulled some annual flowers and there were slugs in the dirt also. I dug around the garden and nothing. Even by my carrots. seems to be just around the flowers.

Are they good/ bad??? How do you get rid of them???

[Bobberineyes]

Skunks sure like em...

[LPS]

May be tasty in a Tater Tot Hot Dish.   

[glenn57]

May be tasty in a Tater Tot Hot Dish.   

[fishwidow]

Diatomaceous earth?  I’ve used that with some success on soft bodied pests. It pierces the surface of their bodies and they dehydrate. I’ve also heard crushed egg shells but never tried them.

[Gunner55]

  https://learn.eartheasy.com/guides/natural-slug-control/#:~:text=%20Natural%20Slug%20Control%20%201%20Slug%20Species,are%20v or https://dengarden.com/gardening/How-to-Get-Rid-of-Slugs-in-the-Garden

[Leech~~]

The best thing for Slugs. SABOTS!   

[glenn57]

Thanks guys, Yea Gunner I googled slugs yesterday. Never heard of that stuff but will use it.

Anyone know where to get it . DOTCH,  HEY DOTCH..  you out there.

[Boar]

ifnit was up yur ass yud know were to get it....

[Gunner55]

ifnit was up yur ass yud know were to get it....

                                     

[Gunner55]

Thanks guys, Yea Gunner I googled slugs yesterday. Never heard of that stuff but will use it.

Anyone know where to get it . DOTCH,  HEY DOTCH..  you out there.

What about here?  https://www.walmart.com/ip/Safer-Brand-Diatomaceous-Earth-Bed-Bug-Flea-Ant-Crawling-Insect-Killer-4-lb/54595140?wmlspartner=wmtlabs&                                                                                                                        

[Gunner55]

That last link above has 8 ways to get rid of 'em, check it out! Changing when you water is 1, crushed egg shells & coffee grounds is another.

[glenn57]

That last link above has 8 ways to get rid of 'em, check it out! Changing when you water is 1, crushed egg shells & coffee grounds is another.

I can assure you that the coffee grounds don't work.

[Bobberineyes]

That last link above has 8 ways to get rid of 'em, check it out! Changing when you water is 1, crushed egg shells & coffee grounds is another.

I can assure you that the coffee grounds don't work.

throwing a kerig pod out in da flowers won't work...

[Gunner55]

That last link above has 8 ways to get rid of 'em, check it out! Changing when you water is 1, crushed egg shells & coffee grounds is another.

I can assure you that the coffee grounds don't work.

Is there any egg shells in with the coffee grounds? You could try some MGL then  cause it says they like ANY beer & tells you how make a trap.

[glenn57]

That last link above has 8 ways to get rid of 'em, check it out! Changing when you water is 1, crushed egg shells & coffee grounds is another.

I can assure you that the coffee grounds don't work.

throwing a kerig pod out in da flowers won't work...

I'm on a limited income, I can't afford kurig coffee much less the coffee maker for them.

[glenn57]

That last link above has 8 ways to get rid of 'em, check it out! Changing when you water is 1, crushed egg shells & coffee grounds is another.

I can assure you that the coffee grounds don't work.

Is there any egg shells in with the coffee grounds? You could try some MGL then  cause it says they like ANY beer & tells you how make a trap.

aint wasting good beer on that  maybe i'll go grad some grain belt!!!!!!

[Dotch]

Thanks guys, Yea Gunner I googled slugs yesterday. Never heard of that stuff but will use it.

Anyone know where to get it . DOTCH,  HEY DOTCH..  you out there.

  I thought this was a thread about shotgun slugs so I paid no attention to it!

They are definitely not good. They got into my carrots and potatoes a few years ago and worked them over underground. Not only did it disfigure the vegetables, the wounds they created allowed primarily bacterial rots to occur. I was PO'ed! We've had some dealings with slugs in recent years too in field crops, primarily soybeans. Seems the people who have been all gaga about cover crops forgot that it creates the perfect environment for slugs early in the season. They kill off the cover crops the slugs have been feeding on with a herbicide. Guess what happens and who gets a phone call next? 

Purdue recommends a product called Deadline Mps (metaldehyde) for control in soybeans and another product mentioned elsewhere is Sluggo (not the Play Doh character featured in the adventures of Mr. Bill). Trying to get your hands on any of this stuff would likely be difficult as when we've had issues, none has been available.

 https://extension.psu.edu/slugs-as-pests-of-field-crops

The link gunner provided included a pretty good listing of possible home remedies. I could mail you some toads!   

Someone asked me once too about eating slugs like snails. Not a good idea.

"Eating raw or undercooked slugs can lead to infection by a parasitic nematode called Angiostrongylus cantonensis, or rat lungworm."

[Gunner55]

  FW's cure is 80-90% silica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth

[glenn57]

FW's cure is 80-90% silica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth

pretty much made up my mind this is what I'm going to get but not sure if it pays at this point. If I find it I will get it and wait till next spring to use it.

My mom said she has a friend that dealt with them, she is going to ask how she got rid of them. Thinking these little bastards had something to do with my poor mater crop to.

[LPS]

How about sprinkling a little salt on them.  What else have you to do?  Won't it dry them right up.  Don't use much so it doesn't get into your soil. 

[fishwidow]

I was at Fleet Farm today looking for gopher traps. I’m being invaded by a vast herd of gophers. Anyway, I came across two products by Bonide specifically for slugs. About $15.00 for either one.

[glenn57]

I was at Fleet Farm today looking for gopher traps. I’m being invaded by a vast herd of gophers. Anyway, I came across two products by Bonide specifically for slugs. About $15.00 for either one.

thanks, I'll be heading there in the next few days!👍👍👍

[Gunner55]

FW's cure is 80-90% silica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth

pretty much made up my mind this is what I'm going to get but not sure if it pays at this point. If I find it I will get it and wait till next spring to use it.

My mom said she has a friend that dealt with them, she is going to ask how she got rid of them. Thinking these little bastards had something to do with my poor mater crop to.

OK, guess I'll give in since I can't talk him into going to Wallyworld to get it , you win glenn. So check this out https://www.homedepot.com/s/diatomaceous%2520earth?NCNI-5 
                                                                                                                                                                                         

[glenn57]

well i may have to stoop low and stop and get some at home depot!!!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

                      Where DO YOU LIKE to shop?                                

[glenn57]

anyplace thats NOT affiliated with walmart!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

 

[glenn57]

yesterday afternoon i dug around the flowers and didnt find any????????????????????

[Boar]

see yur whinning for nuthing