Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!cbosgd!nscs!rew From: rew@nscs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: Snails (slugs) Message-ID: <454@nscs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 10-Jun-83 11:47:03 EDT Article-I.D.: nscs.454 Posted: Fri Jun 10 11:47:03 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Jun-83 08:42:14 EDT References: rocksvax.455 Lines: 14 Columbus, OH has also had its share of slugs this year. I wish I could recommend a more effective treatment but I have found that there is no fail safe method for getting rid of slugs. Here's what I do: I leave boards in the garden overnight -- slugs crawl under them during the night. Next morning, I turn over all the boards, collect the slugs and dispose of them. I've been at it about a month now and still find good sized slugs. Where they arrive from, I can't say. The beer in a bowl trick works to some extent, but I find it hard to leave enough beer to use for the slugs. I've heard that a yeast/water mix works about as well, so if you have some stale yeast around you might try that. Bob Warren cbosgd!nscs!rew