Any gardeners out there? I 'm looking for something that will Kill and Prevent Grub worms & Snails &pill bugs

Question

Natural Remedy if anyone knows of some.Thank you

Answer 1

I'm not sure which grub you mean but genreally true grubs are beetle larvae. The way to tell is to see if they have legs, legs means beetles. No legs means flies.
If you see them in the grass they may be Japanese beetles, June beetles, or chafers. These grubs are C-shaped, off-white in color with a dark head. They usually appear in late summer. If you have one or two/square foot don't worry if GT 10/ sq ft, worry. There are predatory nematodes, ground beetles, and wasps that feed on these.
Nematodes may be purchased-http://www.suburbanhabitat.com/pd_beneficial-nematodes.php?gclid=CI3hps6amIwCFREbYAodsmtm3Q
Microbial controls specific to grubs, fly, or mosquito larvae
Info: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_IN081
Buy: http://store.arbico-organics.com/beneficial-nematodes.html
Buy Bt : - http://www.dirtworks.net/B.T.-Insecticidal-Soap.html
There are pet safe slug baits now available that do not contain metaldehyde.
http://www.pestproducts.com/slugs.htm
Slugs are attracted to chemicals given off by the fermentation process. The most popular bait has been beer. However, not all beers are created equal. In 1987, a study at Colorado State University Entomology Professor Whitney found that Kingsbury Malt Beverage, Michelob, and Budweiser attracted slugs far better than other brands.
The range of slug traps is only a few feet so you need to supply a few throughout your garden. Never, sink the containers with their rims flush with the soil level or you run the risk of drowning ground beetles, important slug controllers. The rims should be 1" above the soil's surface.
Slug predators include:
Ground beetles - Like to live under wooden boards during the day.
Shrews – Live in leaf litter & under ground, these are very small animals, much smaller than mice.
Frogs - They prefer damp sites & a quarter of their diet may comprise slugs.
Birds - blackbirds and thrushes, robins, starlings, rooks and crows, jays, ducks, seagulls and owls will eat slugs

Slug Traps - Slugs are nocturnal so they hide during the day. Boards, old carpet squares, or inverted flowerpots placed around the garden will attract slugs during the daytime and can serve as traps. You just go around during the day, removing the slugs from underneath. Drop the slugs into very soapy water in a bucket or use a trowel to cut them in to to get revenge.

Last you mention pill bugs, that are close kin of sow bugs. These only eat dead things so are part of the natural recycling. They return decaying plants or animals to soil. They are usually found in moist locations because they are actually crusteans (like shrimp) so usually reside in rotting logs or compost piles. They will be found in moist garden soil because they dine on organic detritus. You need these guys.

Answer 2

To get rid of slugs and snails, invert a flower pot near a shady plant. Use a stick to prop up the flower pot or whatever will give enough of an entrance way for slugs and snails. They will crawl under the rim to avoid the heat. Check the flower pot at the end of the day and remove the slugs and snails.
Vinegar is a great herbicide. Fill a spray bottle with vinegar - white is best since it won't stain, you certainly don't want to use expensive, aged Balsamic vinegar on weeds - and spray the vinegar on your unwelcome flora on your porch, patio or back yard. All vinegars are diluted, so try and buy the highest concentration you can at the supermarket. Good Luck

Answer 3

ur wasting ur time if u plan to use the methods mentioned above! too much time wasted on not alot of kill ratio!

use grub-x for the lawn grubs which turn into the "june bug" everyone trys to catch when they're kids!

use snail and slug geta to fight the slugs... it's a granular substance that attracts and kills them... very effective and a whole lot faster then sitting out beer and such!
walmart also has a red box (in the garden center) i think the name is "snail and slug killer II"... it's even more effective..... i use em both cuz they're both easy to apply and u never really have to see the lil guys die or handle em at all...... then the next thing u know ...they're gone!

Answer 4

The snails and slugs, slimy, worm-like snails without shells, are real problems in many of our New Mexico gardens. These snails hide in the soil and go dormant when it is dry. When there is sufficient moisture, from the monsoon rains or from irrigation, they emerge and begin eating the leaves and flowers from our plants. Both the snails and slugs leave "slime" trails that glisten in the light following their passage. This is a sign that they are active. You will see these trails on sidewalks and on the plants. You will also notice irregular holes in the leaves from the feeding from these garden pests.

There are several things you can do to reduce the problem. You can reduce the moisture levels in the upper soil in much of your garden by deep, infrequent irrigation. When the upper few inches of soil is dry, the snails are much less active. However, it is impossible to eliminate all of the damage with irrigation management. You will also want to employ some other methods such as hand picking and disposing, trapping, or use of molluscicides (snail killers).

Hand removal and disposal is not extremely effective unless you work at it often, but it offers a considerable degree of personal satisfaction for people seeking revenge on the snails who destroyed their plants. Be certain to kill them rather than just relocating them elsewhere in your landscape or moving them to some other landscape. Heavy irrigation of the area with snails will often flush them out and onto walls and plants where they may more easily be collected.

Trapping is a commonly described method which takes into account the fact that snails are attracted to beer. Beer is used as a bait and killing agent. In trapping snails, small bowls of beer are placed in the landscape, especially where snail populations and snail damage is high. The snails will crawl into the bowl and die. Different things are said about the best type of beer. Some people say that only stale beer works, others prefer fresh beer, and some have found non-alcoholic beer to be most effective. If you wish to use the beer traps, you may want to experiment to see which works best for you.

Turtles are known snail eaters and are kept in enclosed backyards by some New Mexico gardeners. Turtles may do some minor damage to flowers and vegetables but do much greater damage to the snail and slug population, reducing the net damage to the landscape. Many people become very fond of their pet turtles and feed them dog food in addition to the snails that they eat.

There are also predatory snails which eat other snails, slugs, and the eggs of snails and slugs. They will also do minor damage to plants but will do more good than harm. You may need to search gardening magazine advertisements and classified sections to find the predatory snails, but box turtles can often be purchased in pet stores.

Finally, when all other methods fail, you can use snail baits. These are molluscicides, or poisons which kill snails. (Snails are mollusks, not insects, so insecticides are usually ineffective.) Be certain that you read and follow label directions and observe precautions to protect pets and birds from eating these poisons.

Answer 5

i like to pour salt on snails and watch them fizz up. I grew out of reducing worms in 0.5 so as that i could desire to be surprised that one grew to become 2. I additionally relish smashing a fly between the window and the hues. So i'm twisted... a minimum of i'm straightforward.

Answer 6

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