I've got a lot of them around the outside of my house, and sometimes they even come inside my basement....yuck! But I truly don't like to kill things. I don't want them dead, I just don't want them in my house ! Any suggestions for deterring them?
2006-06-22 14:45:45 · 10 answers · asked by Schleppy 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I have heard that slugs will not cross bare copper wire .
2006-06-22 16:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by Rich 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slugs are mostly water and produce large amounts of protective mucous. Consequently, slugs are susceptible to drying. The level of a slug population depends on the moisture conditions in a garden. Any practices that decrease moisture will reduce slug problems, although effects may not be seen immediately. To eliminate potential shelter for slugs, remove surface debris in and around the garden and avoid organic mulches (straw, grass clippings). Also, increase air movement around plants and reduce high moisture conditions with trellises and wider plant spacing. Use drip irrigation, soaker lines or other techniques to limit water and decrease the humidity around plants. Overhead irrigation should be done early in the day to allow more time for leaves and soil to dry before the nightly activity of slugs. Slugs often avoid travelling over acid, alkali or abrasive materials. Diatomaceous earth, wood ashes and similar materials placed around plants provide some protection. However, moisture reduces the effect of these treatments.
2016-05-20 12:35:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slugs need smooth and moist surfaces to travel. If you surround your home with a perimeter of decorative rock (but not smooth stones), it will look nice and keep the slugs out of your house. As for the yard, no way to get rid of them from your lawn without killing them. I have 4 ducks that LOVE eating them, so that's one idea of a good & natural way for the slugs to die!
2006-06-22 18:09:10 · answer #3 · answered by Just Ducky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use an old bowl or small wide mouth container. Bury it with the opening level with the ground. Add beer. It will attract snales and drown them. This is no joke. All salt is going to do is kill plants. I've used this method for years.
2006-06-25 02:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by mountainriley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ehh unless you want to pick them up or something then you can't do it. Wait, maybe you could try buying some slug repellent to put around the areas you don't want slugs.
2006-06-22 14:49:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good old table salt will dissolve them and killing them is the only way to get rid of them
2006-06-22 14:49:39 · answer #6 · answered by AL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my grandmother sprinkled salt around her basement door and the never came inside
2006-06-22 14:49:49 · answer #7 · answered by kaykib320 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sprinkle rock salt around the perimeter. they hate it. it may irritate them at first, but it won't kill them unless they roll around in it
2006-06-22 14:49:59 · answer #8 · answered by dragonwythe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a lot of salt in the places they use to appear, even if they're stupid enough to get to the salt and die it would be easy to dispose them.
2006-06-22 14:49:21 · answer #9 · answered by William W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest that you move to Tibet where they lover tree hugers. Geez
2006-06-22 14:53:00 · answer #10 · answered by skyyn777 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋