"Dick Adams" wrote in message
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I live in Ellicott City, MD and have been in this house
for 19 years. Yesterday there were three LARGE slugs on
our patio. First time we've seen slugs. From whence
did they come?


They've probably been there all the time. They're very good at hiding during
the daylight hours. Get some Sluggo and sprinkle around plants you want to
protect. It's only poisonous to slugs and snails.