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Old 09-10-2009, 09:11 AM   #1
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While sprinkling salt on a slug is somewhat amusing, with what do I treat my lawn to get rid of them?

Unless of course there is some benefit to them that I'm not aware of.

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Old 09-10-2009, 09:16 AM   #2
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Are they everywhere or in one spot? If there in one spot most poison's work great.
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Old 09-10-2009, 09:16 AM   #3
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I had snails and they cleared up quick.
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Old 09-10-2009, 10:54 AM   #4
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I notice them mostly around the edging and sidewalks.
The wife get grossed out by them and when I sprinkle them w/salt they turn into a puddle of slim that doesn't wash off easily. If I sprinkle them while in the lawn, the salt kills the grass.
I do have some liquid insect killer that you have to mix w/water and apply w/a garden hose but, it doesn't indicate that it will work for slugs. It does indicate that it works for grubs but, I found that it doesn't.
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Old 09-10-2009, 12:41 PM   #5
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I heard they like beer in a shallow pan....
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Yes but, problem is so do I
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Think you die an early death with booze in a pan. My wife threw away the container but it was yellow and green _____ dust. They still come back but its in the spring, and there easy to get rid of. And don't use salt on the drive. I tried it and then had to scrub them off after the sun dried them.
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Old 12-03-2009, 09:51 PM   #8
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I use beer in a pan, when I need. Slugs are bad for some flowers and such. Ichhy things. The beer acts like bait, they fall in... drown. Personally I hate beer so using it for slugs doesn't faz me a bit. Oh, and I don't have a dog either....

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Beer in a cup worked for us as well.

Basically just dug a hole deep enough for the cup to sit, filled it about half way with beer and threw out the nastiness the next morning.
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Ya' don't want to read this. . .
Slug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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