Slug infestation in worm box
 

I generate compost in a large closed (but ventilated) box inhabited by
redworms. This arrangement has been running successfully for at least five
years. There are many, many worms in the material, and they look happy (for
worms).

About a week ago I noticed that there were some large slugs in the box;
today there are many more. I don't really know if this is a bad thing, but
intuitively I feel it is something that needs attention fast.

I would appreciate comments from people who actually know something about
slugs and/or vermiculture, about what, if anything, should be done.

I have searched for a newsgroup devoted to vermiculture or composting, but
have failed to find one. If someone knows of a group more appropriate to
this question than rec.gardens.edible, please don't hesitate to point it
out.

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Slug infestation in worm box
 

Says here they are Ok in the compost:
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/compost/bugslug.htm
http://www.wascot.org.uk/Doctor%20-%2025.htm
http://compost.css.cornell.edu/invertebrates.html
http://www.mastercomposter.com/ref/faq.html

Here, they say remove them:
http://www.happydranch.com/invertebr...g_n_snail.html


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I generate compost in a large closed (but ventilated) box inhabited by
redworms. This arrangement has been running successfully for at least five
years. There are many, many worms in the material, and they look happy
(for
worms).

About a week ago I noticed that there were some large slugs in the box;
today there are many more. I don't really know if this is a bad thing, but
intuitively I feel it is something that needs attention fast.

I would appreciate comments from people who actually know something about
slugs and/or vermiculture, about what, if anything, should be done.

I have searched for a newsgroup devoted to vermiculture or composting, but
have failed to find one. If someone knows of a group more appropriate to
this question than rec.gardens.edible, please don't hesitate to point it
out.

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Slug infestation in worm box
 

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:12:33 UTC, "CatGut" opined:

Says here they are Ok in the compost:
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/compost/bugslug.htm
http://www.wascot.org.uk/Doctor%20-%2025.htm
http://compost.css.cornell.edu/invertebrates.html
http://www.mastercomposter.com/ref/faq.html

Here, they say remove them:
http://www.happydranch.com/invertebr...g_n_snail.html

Many thanks!! I had not yet got around to checking the Web, which seems to
be the best place for wormy information. Thanks again.

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I generate compost in a large closed (but ventilated) box inhabited by
redworms. This arrangement has been running successfully for at least five
years. There are many, many worms in the material, and they look happy
(for
worms).

About a week ago I noticed that there were some large slugs in the box;
today there are many more. I don't really know if this is a bad thing, but
intuitively I feel it is something that needs attention fast.

I would appreciate comments from people who actually know something about
slugs and/or vermiculture, about what, if anything, should be done.

I have searched for a newsgroup devoted to vermiculture or composting, but
have failed to find one. If someone knows of a group more appropriate to
this question than rec.gardens.edible, please don't hesitate to point it
out.

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Slug infestation in worm box
 

In article t,
belly wrote:

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 01:42:36 -0500 in
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graced the world with this thought:

In article uViCr8LlbtmJ-pn2-gu7pp3mIEv4o@poblano,
"Stan Goodman" wrote:

I generate compost in a large closed (but ventilated) box inhabited by
redworms. This arrangement has been running successfully for at least five
years. There are many, many worms in the material, and they look happy
(for
worms).

About a week ago I noticed that there were some large slugs in the box;
today there are many more. I don't really know if this is a bad thing, but
intuitively I feel it is something that needs attention fast.

I would appreciate comments from people who actually know something about
slugs and/or vermiculture, about what, if anything, should be done.

I have searched for a newsgroup devoted to vermiculture or composting, but
have failed to find one. If someone knows of a group more appropriate to
this question than rec.gardens.edible, please don't hesitate to point it
out.

Place a few pans of dark beer in there.
That will take care of the slugs. ;-)

It really does work!

K.

all that ever happens when I try this is I come out in the morning and
find cigarette butts and half eaten nachos.

rofl Party slugs eh? ;-D

Seriously, it's helped a lot in the one garden where the slugs were
eating my swiss chard. Nary any slug damage now and we find dozens of
drowned slugs in the beer pans. :-)

K.

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"Stan Goodman" wrote in message
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I generate compost in a large closed (but ventilated) box inhabited by
redworms. This arrangement has been running successfully for at least five
years. There are many, many worms in the material, and they look happy
(for
worms).

About a week ago I noticed that there were some large slugs in the box;
today there are many more. I don't really know if this is a bad thing, but
intuitively I feel it is something that needs attention fast.

Nah.

My policy is, if it's a native slug (which around here means it's yellow,
green, or yellow with black spots), I leave it in the compost box. If it's
an evil exotic (black, brown, or brown with black spots), it is destroyed.
Since I have a difficulties with killing anything, I put the slugs I want to
kill in a plastic bag and then put it in the freezer, so they can peacefully
be frozen to death. My husband thinks that since slugs barely have two
neurons to rub together, this is unnecessary. I will leave the ethics of
slug execution up to you (CYLOR if necessary).

Anyway, having a few slugs in the worm bin doesn't seem to cause much harm.
Then again, I have a pretty laisez-faire attitude about the worm bin. I put
the kitchen scraps, autumn leaves and weeds (before they go to seed) in, and
pull out compost twice a year. Stir occasionally. Other people seem to have
these very highly managed verimcomposting systems, where they monitor the ph
and and carbon/nitrogen content and turn on a semi-weekly schedule. Maybe
they get more finished compost as a result. I'm happy with what I get,
though, as it is.

I have searched for a newsgroup devoted to vermiculture or composting, but
have failed to find one. If someone knows of a group more appropriate to
this question than rec.gardens.edible, please don't hesitate to point it
out.

rec.gardens.ecosystems was developed to specifically deal with issues of
organic gardening, including vermicomposting, but the newsgroup appears to
be basically unused.


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