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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
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Posted: Fri Jun 10 11:47:03 1983
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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
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