I've used beer with very good results.

I guess if you had neighborhood cats or dogs this would not work.

But...a little beer goes a long way with slugs. And you should see the
slimy trails when slugs are intoxicated...very interesting to see indeed.

I just pour small amount into coffee can plastic lids (has to be low enough
for slug to crawl over) and what does not evaporate must get inhaled by
slugs...they seem not to know the difference between black label and
Killian's. My friend wonders if slugs like "Mike's hard lemonade"...but I
haven't cared enough to experiment.

Take care,
Tracy
"gary davis" wrote in message
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On 6/29/04 10:36 PM, in article ,
"gary
davis" wrote:

On 6/21/04 6:16 AM, in article
, "Ginny Sher"
wrote:

(Beth Pierce) wrote in message
. com...
Phisherman wrote in message news:
Iron phosphate. It's good for plants, bad for slugs. I believe the
product "Sluggo" has iron phosphate.

Thank you very much. I'll look into the iron phosphate.

Also, a solution of 15% amonia and 85% water in a spray bottle kills
them and doesn't hurt the plants.

Ginny
In spite of the problems slugs cause to our vegetables they actually do
a
good service. They turn plants into food for plants. I think they prefer
old
dead stuff. They also eat dog and/or coyote poop...
The key is to put them were they will do the most good....take them to
the
local bush.
My grand daughter was very excited to find one. The slug was moving ever
so
slowly with it's antennae fully extended. It was a sight to behold.
Well,
actually two sights 1. My grand daughter's enthusiasm and 2. The slug.
It was an interesting experience. I now take 'my' slugs to 'higher
ground'...the bush.
Gary
Fort Langley, BC
Canada


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Oh, I forgot to mention this: I have heard that some slugs will eat 'some
slugs'. I think it was the leopard slug that eats the little ones...the
ones
that do the damage. This could mean that if you are killing the 'wrong'
slug
then...oops!
The bottom line being...we don't know enough about all this stuff.
Gary
Fort Langley, BC
Canada

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