Rid Your Garden of Slugs
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Article by: Marilyn Pokorney Slugs are major pests , How to Organize Your Cabinets - Containers of horticultural plants , Freestanding And Lean-to Greenhouses throughout the world. They are destructive pests , Investment Property - Leveraging Rental Property Equity of home , Garden Leaf Blowers - More Power to Your Elbow gardens, landscapes, , Single pane glass repair in an aluminum frame,part 2 nurseries, greenhouses, , To Picket Fences and field crops. Slugs also pose a health threat to humans, pets and wildlife , Part IV: Different Types of Home Foundations and When to Us by serving as intermediate hosts for parasites such as lungworm. Slugs are inactive in cold , Solar Pumps and Solar Lights for Ponds weather and hibernate in the soil. , Get a Jump on Next Summer’s Backyard Entertaining by Startin Heavy mulching and watering, required for productive and beautiful gardens , Get a Jump on Next Summer’s Backyard Entertaining by Startin create favorable conditions for slugs. Slugs destroy plants , Flower Bulbs: Nature’s Greatest Gift by killing seeds , How to Organize Your Cabinets - Containers or seedlings, by destroying stems or growing , Need A House And Pet Sitter While You're Away But Think You points, or by reducing the leaf area. Slug feeding may also initiate mold growth or rotting. Slugs feed on a variety of living plants , Home Improvement: Loans to Build Your Very Own Comfort Zone chewing holes in leaves, flowers, , The Solar Energy Industry grew 67% last year. Are you making fruit , The Benefits of Deck Awnings and young bark. They are also serious pests , The Benefits of Deck Awnings of ripening fruits, , How to kickstart a good bedroom design project? such as strawberries and tomatoes, , Become an Urban Farmer and Start Growing Pot that are close to the ground. However, they will also feed on foliage and fruit , Ornamental Grasses of some trees , Investment Property - Leveraging Rental Property Equity favoring citrus. Some plants , A Dehumidifier Wrings Out Your Home that are seriously damaged include artichokes, asparagus, basil, beans, cabbage, dahlia, delphinium, hosta, lettuce, marigolds, and many more plants , Flower Bulbs: Nature’s Greatest Gift too numerous to list here. To determine if damage is caused by a slug or other insect, look for a clear, silvery mucous trail. Under ideal conditions, chemical baits, containing metaldehyde, can be somewhat effective because this aldehyde paralyzes the slugs and they eventually die from dehydration. However, under cool and wet conditions when slugs are most active and troublesome, they can often recover. And these chemicals are poisonous to cats, dogs, birds , Native Trees and Plants For Columbia County, PA and curious children. Biological control provides an attractive alternative to traditional control practices. Nematodes possess exceptional potential as biocontrol agents for pest , Have you thought about adding an Above Ground Pool? slugs. In Europe, a product , Flower Bulbs: Nature’s Greatest Gift as been successfully developed from Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, that is effective against a wide variety of pest , How to kickstart a good bedroom design project? slug and snail species and it targets only slugs and snails. It would be a perfect solution for introduction into the US but there are no published records of P. hermaphrodita occurrence in the US. Thus, regulatory issues prohibit it's introduction and marketing in the US. Slugs do play a positive role in the environment. , How to protect stone floors from staining Because slugs are also scavengers eating decaying vegetation, animal feces, and carrion they help in breaking down decomposing materials thus helping to release nutrients back into the soil. , Real Estate Investing: Beware Of "Subject To" Promises Slugs are night feeders so night traps and beer traps are the best ways to catch and trap them. But there are many other methods proven successful. 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