Do you think the grubs will be out early this year due to all the warm
weather?
How do you treat for grubs?
Where can one get the best products to treat for grubs - I hate them as they
destroy my lawn and plants.
Also, snails and slugs chew my poor flowers!

"Justin Wilson" wrote in message
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Do you think the grubs will be out early this year due to all the warm
weather?
How do you treat for grubs?
Where can one get the best products to treat for grubs - I hate them as
they destroy my lawn and plants.
Also, snails and slugs chew my poor flowers!

Best treatment for grubs is beneficial nematodes. If you want to treat for
grubs wait until about 4 weeks after you see the Jun bugs and then put the
nematodes down. The grubs you find now have done all the damage they will
do. It is the new hatch in the spring that eats the roots. You can use a
bug bait for the slugs and snails. Green Light makes a good one which will
also take care of the pill bugs.

Good Luck.

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"Justin Wilson" wrote in message
...
Do you think the grubs will be out early this year due to all the warm
weather?
How do you treat for grubs?
Where can one get the best products to treat for grubs - I hate them as
they destroy my lawn and plants.
Also, snails and slugs chew my poor flowers!

Best treatment for grubs is beneficial nematodes. If you want to treat for
grubs wait until about 4 weeks after you see the Jun bugs and then put the
nematodes down. The grubs you find now have done all the damage they will
do. It is the new hatch in the spring that eats the roots. You can use a
bug bait for the slugs and snails. Green Light makes a good one which will
also take care of the pill bugs.

Good Luck.

Pill bugs are harmless for the most part... Just don't let any veggies
touch the ground.

For slugs and snails, Dark Ale.

Worked far better for us than cheap beer. They seemed to prefer the
Irish Ale.

I'm not kidding. ;-)
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On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:30:46 -0600, Omelet
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For slugs and snails, Dark Ale.

Worked far better for us than cheap beer. They seemed to prefer the
Irish Ale.

I'm not kidding. ;-)

The more yeast the more you attract them. That's what they go for.

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Jangchub wrote:

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:30:46 -0600, Omelet
wrote:
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For slugs and snails, Dark Ale.

Worked far better for us than cheap beer. They seemed to prefer the
Irish Ale.

I'm not kidding. ;-)

The more yeast the more you attract them. That's what they go for.

The discovery was actually accidental...

I don't drink beer, dad does. We were out of the cheap stuff for snail
bait in the dishes, so he put out what he had in the 'frige.

I swear it attracted at least 3 times as many slugs as the Dos Equis did!

Dad commented that slugs just had good taste. G
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"Steve Wertz" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:35:01 GMT, Justin Wilson wrote:

How do you treat for grubs?

Armadillos, of course. I've seen 4 in the yard in daytime this
weekend. Which is usually my daytime-armadillo quota for the
year.


That is what I use too. Helps with aeration as well.

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"Steve Wertz" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:35:01 GMT, Justin Wilson wrote:

How do you treat for grubs?

Armadillos, of course. I've seen 4 in the yard in daytime this
weekend. Which is usually my daytime-armadillo quota for the
year.


That is what I use too. Helps with aeration as well.

Wow,......... we only get possums for core aeration and I have yet to see
them doing it, despite being up at all hours.

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Jangchub wrote:

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:30:46 -0600, Omelet
wrote:
...

For slugs and snails, Dark Ale.

Worked far better for us than cheap beer. They seemed to prefer the
Irish Ale.

I'm not kidding. ;-)

The more yeast the more you attract them. That's what they go for.

The discovery was actually accidental...

I don't drink beer, dad does. We were out of the cheap stuff for snail
bait in the dishes, so he put out what he had in the 'frige.

I swear it attracted at least 3 times as many slugs as the Dos Equis did!

Dad commented that slugs just had good taste. G
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Does the beer just attract them, or does it also get rid of them?
I wonder if they like hops? As an IPA drinker, I could put down some Dog
Fish Head 90 min IPA!

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, "cat daddy"
wrote:


Wow,......... we only get possums for core aeration and I have yet to see
them doing it, despite being up at all hours.


My poor guy who lived in our yard for almost seven years, way beyond
life expectancy has died. He came up near the house to die. Every
night at about ten the neighbors dog would "woof" and I knew the
opossum was out there, and he was. That's when they emerge, about
ten.

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Does the beer just attract them, or does it also get rid of them?

They crawl into it and drown.
It's really been _very_ effective for us, more so for slugs than snails.

My slug infestation is finally down to a minimum.

I wonder if they like hops? As an IPA drinker, I could put down some Dog
Fish Head 90 min IPA!

Worth a shot. :-)

Shallow plant bottoms holding about 1/2" to 3/4" deep have worked. I
think they get drunk. I've watched them. At first they just crawl to the
edge of the beer and drink, then they crawl into it and die.

Cheers!
Kat
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They are attracted to the yeast used in making beer, not the beer
itself. There are other methods I've used which does not require
killing them. Open a package of dry yeast, or a cube if you know what
that is, and paint it onto a smooth piece of wood and place it where
the slugs are the most concentrated. In the morning you can lift the
board and put the slugs elsewhere. If you can identify the eggs and
put them elsewhere in a dark, moist place on soil, that will reduce
your population.


On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:56:24 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

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"Justin Wilson" wrote:

Does the beer just attract them, or does it also get rid of them?

They crawl into it and drown.
It's really been _very_ effective for us, more so for slugs than snails.

My slug infestation is finally down to a minimum.

I wonder if they like hops? As an IPA drinker, I could put down some Dog
Fish Head 90 min IPA!

Worth a shot. :-)

Shallow plant bottoms holding about 1/2" to 3/4" deep have worked. I
think they get drunk. I've watched them. At first they just crawl to the
edge of the beer and drink, then they crawl into it and die.

Cheers!
Kat

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:18:24 -0600, Steve Wertz
wrote:

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, cat daddy wrote:

Wow,......... we only get possums for core aeration and I have yet to see
them doing it, despite being up at all hours.

I'd bet those are armadillos, not possums. Possums aren't
diggers.

-sw

They are opossum, not possum.

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Steve Wertz wrote:

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:10:55 -0600, Jangchub wrote:

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:18:24 -0600, Steve Wertz
wrote:

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, cat daddy wrote:

Wow,......... we only get possums for core aeration and I have yet to
see
them doing it, despite being up at all hours.

I'd bet those are armadillos, not possums. Possums aren't
diggers.

They are opossum, not possum.

Possum.

-sw

It's an opossumble argument at this point. ;-D
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On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:10:55 -0600, Jangchub
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:18:24 -0600, Steve Wertz
wrote:

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, cat daddy wrote:

Wow,......... we only get possums for core aeration and I have yet to see
them doing it, despite being up at all hours.

I'd bet those are armadillos, not possums. Possums aren't
diggers.

-sw

They are opossum, not possum.
welcome to Texas.

;-)

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Treedweller wrote:

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:10:55 -0600, Jangchub
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:18:24 -0600, Steve Wertz
wrote:

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, cat daddy wrote:

Wow,......... we only get possums for core aeration and I have yet to
see
them doing it, despite being up at all hours.

I'd bet those are armadillos, not possums. Possums aren't
diggers.

-sw

They are opossum, not possum.
welcome to Texas.

;-)

lol
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