9 Ways To Fight Killer Slugs

9 Ways To Fight Killer Slugs

Aug 27 2008
1. Collect them late in the evening and boil them for a quick death
2. Put out iron phosphate that will make them sick when they eat it
3. Use copper strips to form a keep-out barrier around beds
4. Construct an angled fence around your beds
5. Put out crushed eggshells which they will not cross
6. Cut them in half with a pair of scissors
7. Infect the killer slugs with nematodes
8. Keep a group of frogs to eat the slug eggs
9. Raise ducks to feed on the slugs
Other ideas? Please post them in the comments.
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7 Responses to “9 Ways To Fight Killer Slugs”
1. Beth said on August 28th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
  
  I am still just uberly grossed out by the size of those slugs! I have to say tho, my favorite of your suggestions is the cutting in half with scissors! For some reason, that gave me a good laugh this morning!
2. Thomas said on August 29th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
  
  Yeah that works too. And then the cat rolled herself around in the guts by accident. Then I told her “Stupid cat”. She just replied “Stupid human”. Then we went on with our own business, licking slug guts out the fur and cutting remaining slugs in half. Yees, we have fun all right
3. Thomas W said on March 2nd, 2009 at 9:55 pm
  
  That’s a classic right there :
  http://fawm.org/songs/6808/
  I’m sorry. I’m really sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you
4. wanda said on May 31st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
  
  put out a bowl of beer. they like it so much they drown in it.
5. Thomas W. said on May 31st, 2009 at 6:04 pm
  
  @wanda: I guess I have to try that one soon. Slow death, but what at way to go… I’m sure Homer Simpson would be excited.
6. Miriam said on November 29th, 2009 at 6:50 am
  
  what about some salt? I use regular salt when snails attack my garden, I sprinkled some around the garden and they just die
7. Thomas W. said on November 30th, 2009 at 11:15 am
  
  @Miriam: Yeah, that works too and was frequently used by my old neighbours. Every night during the summertime I would be able to find those two old people outside in the dark, armed with a flash light and a can of salt, hunting slugs The slugs are more active at night, since they won’t dry out in the sun then.
  I know it sounds a bit silly, but I don’t like using salt, being vegan and all that. But it works – just don’t overdo it, as the chemical balance of the soil is disturbed.
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