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Old 17-05-2007, 12:22 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Slug pellet question

Do slug pellets (or poisoned slugs) harm wildlife? I've not had cause to
wage war with slugs here yet as their damage is fairly limited yet. There
are lots of birds and wildlife living around the garden, and I sometimes
find toads amongst the vegetables all of which are helping keep the slug and
snail population down. However, all this wet weather seems to be boosting
their numbers.

The quick fix cheap solution would be slug pellets if the slug population
becomes a large army of leaf munchers, but would that kill any of my garden
allies - the birds, toads, hedgehogs or other wildlife - do the creatures
avoid the pellets or poisoned slugs - can they tell if a slug is poisoned?

The nematode solution would be too expensive due to the large area to
protect.

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