Comments on: Killing slugs for fun and (not really) profit

By: AA

AA — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:24:14 +0000

Also, you can take a 2 liter bottle, cut off the top third, then staple it back in the bottle spout in (for a funnel effect. Put bait in the bottom of the bottle. They’ll crawl in and not be able to get back out. This can work for other beasties too depending on the bait.

As to the mid-air mating .. that is seriously (censored)!!!!

By: Carolie

Carolie — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:38:34 +0000

Hair. I know, weird. But it’s even cheaper than using beer or yeast and water…and it’s easier than burying a little slug swimming pool! Ask your local barber or hair salon for their floor sweepings, and spread around the base of your bushes. Slugs don’t like to move on hair…guess the sharp ends of the individual hairs bother them. This works especially well in the garden, as it also discourages deer…and it’s biodegradable and adds nutrients to the soil!

By: kateanon

kateanon — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:47:14 +0000

Um, this post grossed me the (uncensored) out. But, I have a weak stomach for thinking about said slugs.

By: Badbadivy

Badbadivy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:49:51 +0000

Darling, darling K. Thanks so much for sharing that mental image with me. It will stick with me for life.

By: K

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:34:13 +0000

I dont like slugs much though am used to them as I live in slugville u.s.a. But one of the grossest things I have ever seen is slugs mating mid-air in on a ‘vine of slime’. I had the dry heaves for days thinking about it. Even now it evokes the same reaction just typing this. Bleeeech!

By: jag

jag — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:41:49 +0000

Bless you, Ivy. Bless you forever and ever.

It was one thing when they’d hang out under my bag of mulch. Yet another when I touched one as it was hanging out under the lip of my dog’s food bowl.

It was when I started seeing mucus trails stretched across the dog food (in the bowl) and slug tracks up and down my screen door that I decided it was time for slug genocide.

Sorry about the censored language. I’ve touched and stepped on too many of these things now to hold my tongue.

By: saraclark

saraclark — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:17:00 +0000

I’ve heard that Diotomaceous Earth can work at least as a barrier method to keep slugs out of certain areas. It’s supposed to be sharp and uncomfortable for them to crawl over. I’ve made circles around my plants as they come up in the spring to keep slugs and snails away.