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A slug is going to die today

Discussion in 'Issues, Disease and Pests' started by Reyna, Oct 12, 2012.

  1. Oct 12, 2012 #1
    Reyna

    Reyna Orchid Obsessed Supporting Member

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    Seriously -- this little slimey monster is going to get some serious slug-o-cide today. It has been a busy week - not to mention cold and rainy, so I haven't been out much in the greenhouse. This morning, I find that the slug has completely destroyed two flower buds on a Plect. caudatus. So irritated!

    To make matters worse, I was hoping to use this plant in an Ang. Alliance exhibit at MAOC in Kansas City next week. So frustrating! Bring out the pesticides, cause a slug is going to die today.
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  2. Oct 12, 2012 #2
    mini-catts

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    It just rained here yesterday (first time in months!). I'm going to bait right now!!
    Pete
     
  3. Oct 12, 2012 #3
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    We haven't had any rain yet, but I did just see one slug on the wall this morning, so I know they are on the move. Good luck and happy hunting.
     
  4. Mar 20, 2013 #4
    Uluwehi

    Uluwehi angraecoids, dendrobiums and more Supporting Member

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    Evil slugs! I have had some slug damage too. What did you use to zap them?
     
  5. Mar 20, 2013 #5
    Ricardo

    Ricardo Slave of demanding bird

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    Slug bait is useful but lacks the visual appeal of finding the corpses of slugs downed in beer.
     
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  6. Mar 22, 2013 #6
    Reyna

    Reyna Orchid Obsessed Supporting Member

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    I killed my slug(s) with bait, but I've always been curious about the beer. How do you do it? Is it just the beer and they are attracted to the smell? I'm not a drinker--any particular brew the slugs can't get enough of?
     
  7. Mar 22, 2013 #7
    Ricardo

    Ricardo Slave of demanding bird

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    Ylou put a cup with beer in a place within easy access of suspected slug hideways. The slugs will be attracted to the beer and imbibe themselves into blissful oblivion.
     
  8. Mar 22, 2013 #8
    Uluwehi

    Uluwehi angraecoids, dendrobiums and more Supporting Member

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    Bait does not work in my humid growing spaces :( It just decomposes and gives off a stench worse than Masdevallia cæsia
     
  9. Mar 22, 2013 #9
    Reyna

    Reyna Orchid Obsessed Supporting Member

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    Well there you go -- simple enough. I'll have to try that sometime--preferably before the little boogers eat one of my plants.
     
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