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Old 21-05-2004, 03:17 PM
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(sw) wrote in news:1ge1if3.10k3gbznqk8keN%
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I think the big rectangular traps have entrances
too small for well-grown snails. Whatever you use, be certain to leave a
twig or something as a ladder out of the beer otherwise ground beetles
will also drown in it -- and they're your friends, because they eat
slugs.

Here's a question - why do the traps need to be shallow - groundbeetle
level ?

I've tried just jamjars sitting on the surface, and slugs seem to be able
to climb into those ok.

Would I catch more slugs if I sank them into the ground ?


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