Search
Latest topics
» Ohio Gardener's Greenhouseby OhioGardener 9/5/2024, 6:37 pm
» What are you eating from your garden today?
by OhioGardener 9/5/2024, 2:01 pm
» adding compost yearly
by sanderson 9/5/2024, 2:16 am
» N & C Midwest: September 2024
by Scorpio Rising 9/4/2024, 9:30 am
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 9/2/2024, 3:10 pm
» N & C Midwest: August 2024
by OhioGardener 8/31/2024, 8:13 pm
» Spinning Compost Bin-need some ideas
by middlemamma 8/30/2024, 2:04 am
» Article - Create a Seed Library to Share the Extras
by OhioGardener 8/26/2024, 4:09 pm
» Happy Birthday!!
by Scorpio Rising 8/23/2024, 8:13 pm
» Best Tasting Parthenocarpic Cucumber?
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 8/21/2024, 7:07 pm
» Pest Damage
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 8/21/2024, 11:24 am
» Winter Squash Arch
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 8/21/2024, 8:02 am
» Master Gardeners: Growing Your Own Blueberries
by OhioGardener 8/19/2024, 10:09 am
» Looking for a local source for transplants.... Sarasota, FL
by sanderson 8/19/2024, 3:26 am
» Hi, y'all. I'm new to everything in Sarasota, FL
by sanderson 8/19/2024, 3:21 am
» Starbucks for coffee grounds!
by OhioGardener 8/14/2024, 5:47 pm
» Hi from N. Georgia
by AtlantaMarie 8/13/2024, 8:57 am
» Hello from Atlanta, Georgia
by sanderson 8/13/2024, 3:09 am
» growing tomatoes from seed outside
by sanderson 8/13/2024, 3:05 am
» 15-Minute Garlic Sautéed Eggplant
by Scorpio Rising 8/12/2024, 7:25 pm
» Downsizing Gardens for the Autumn of our lives
by Hollysmac 8/6/2024, 10:37 pm
» Golden Beets
by Scorpio Rising 8/6/2024, 7:03 pm
» Hi all!
by sanderson 8/6/2024, 12:56 am
» DIY Tomato Trellis for Birdie's Tall Raised beds
by sanderson 8/6/2024, 12:48 am
» Got zucchini? Toot your own horn!
by OhioGardener 8/5/2024, 9:17 am
» Compost not hot
by Aintyergrandpaschickenpoo 8/5/2024, 8:29 am
» N&C Midwest—July 2024
by nrstooge 8/1/2024, 6:57 am
» Zucchini Cobbler
by sanderson 7/25/2024, 11:38 pm
» Vertical Zucchini
by sanderson 7/25/2024, 11:34 pm
» Cover Crops to Kill Nematodes
by dstack 7/18/2024, 5:43 pm
Google
My Frat Boys
+4
camprn
jkdistad
Blackrose
LaFee
8 posters
Page 1 of 1
My Frat Boys
Okay...I have the little-bitty grey slugs that everybody finds on their lettuce...they drink the beer I put out for them, they die, no problem.
But now? Now I have slugs I refer to as Frat Boys...they big, ugly, obnoxious, and seem to live to slurp up the beer I put out for them before making Swiss cheese out of my lettuce. (I found one IN the beer the other night and figured good, I'll just let him drown...nope. The next morning he was gone. I hope he had a hangover.) These bad boys are bigger than an adult's thumb, and they make hash out of anything with leaves. You can see one here:
Red Slugs - Rowdy, Drunken Frat boys!
I have a resident hedgehog, so I sure don't want to poison them, but egad, they give me the willies. Only saving grace is they're sure easy to see.
But now? Now I have slugs I refer to as Frat Boys...they big, ugly, obnoxious, and seem to live to slurp up the beer I put out for them before making Swiss cheese out of my lettuce. (I found one IN the beer the other night and figured good, I'll just let him drown...nope. The next morning he was gone. I hope he had a hangover.) These bad boys are bigger than an adult's thumb, and they make hash out of anything with leaves. You can see one here:
Red Slugs - Rowdy, Drunken Frat boys!
I have a resident hedgehog, so I sure don't want to poison them, but egad, they give me the willies. Only saving grace is they're sure easy to see.
LaFee-
Posts : 1022
Join date : 2010-03-03
Location : West Central Florida
Re: My Frat Boys
Those are a really bright red. I've never seen anything like it before. I got the heebie jeebies just looking at that picture. I sympathize with you LaFee. Wouldn't want those guys in my garden. Good luck! ![My Frat Boys 311672](https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/users/2912/12/27/03/smiles/311672.gif)
![My Frat Boys 311672](https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/users/2912/12/27/03/smiles/311672.gif)
Blackrose-
Posts : 709
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 51
Location : Aurora, Ontario, Zone 5a
Re: My Frat Boys
Mine are a little more brick-colored than that (they come in all shades of red, apparently) - -but yeccch.
LaFee-
Posts : 1022
Join date : 2010-03-03
Location : West Central Florida
Re: My Frat Boys
YIKES! That is one frightening looking beastie!
Huge ICK-factor! LOL! Good luck getting rid of them!
![My Frat Boys Affraid](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/affraid.gif)
jkdistad-
Posts : 69
Join date : 2010-05-10
Location : Twin Cities, Minnesota (zone 4)
Red slugs
I actually think they look amazing. Too bad they don't mind their manners.
I don't know if this would work, but since they are so large perhaps they need a higher alcohol content to do them in. You might experiment with mixing in a little rubbing alcohol or hard liquor in the beer containers.
Sprinkling salt on slugs is an old remedy, so you might also try mixing salt with the beer.
Good luck.
I don't know if this would work, but since they are so large perhaps they need a higher alcohol content to do them in. You might experiment with mixing in a little rubbing alcohol or hard liquor in the beer containers.
Sprinkling salt on slugs is an old remedy, so you might also try mixing salt with the beer.
Good luck.
ander217-
Posts : 1450
Join date : 2010-03-16
Age : 69
Location : Southeastern Missouri (6b)
Re: My Frat Boys
I was going to suggest the salt thing too. If you are not too squeamish, just go out every evening for about a week and pick them off the produce and you are likely to get the bulk of the population. The salt is kind of gross, and who knows what your hedgehog's salt preferences are, but what the heck.
Re: My Frat Boys
you can try Jello shots next!!!
Garden_State-
Posts : 85
Join date : 2010-04-27
Age : 54
Location : Hunterdon County, NJ
Re: My Frat Boys
Yeah, I'm guessing I'm gonna see signs for a wet teeshirt contest hung from my grid any day now. ![My Frat Boys 714994](/users/2912/12/27/03/smiles/714994.gif)
![My Frat Boys 714994](/users/2912/12/27/03/smiles/714994.gif)
LaFee-
Posts : 1022
Join date : 2010-03-03
Location : West Central Florida
Re: My Frat Boys
Oh, LaFee...that is too funny.
You could sprinkle some copper powder down in the soil around the plants...or try the copper wire trick. I too may have to resort to that. I have little gray slugs on my lettuce and spinach as well. (No keg parties in my garden though...I do not want those big red oafs joining in!)
I have copper fungicide powder that someone told me would work (is that safe?), but I have to wait fot it to dry out a bit first. The soil here is soaked due to 14 out of 15 days of rain this month! I wish it would stop already....or there will be slugs galore!!!
(has it been overly wet where you are?)
You could sprinkle some copper powder down in the soil around the plants...or try the copper wire trick. I too may have to resort to that. I have little gray slugs on my lettuce and spinach as well. (No keg parties in my garden though...I do not want those big red oafs joining in!)
I have copper fungicide powder that someone told me would work (is that safe?), but I have to wait fot it to dry out a bit first. The soil here is soaked due to 14 out of 15 days of rain this month! I wish it would stop already....or there will be slugs galore!!!
(has it been overly wet where you are?)
new2this-
Posts : 215
Join date : 2010-03-05
Age : 49
Location : southeast MN, zone 4a
Re: My Frat Boys
Yes, that's been the other issue. I bought a box of Bt, but it hasn't been dry enough to use it in 10 days! We've got some sun and a good breeze, so hopefully it will dry out a little. (My yard needs to be mowed in the worst way, but it's been too wet to cut!)
LaFee-
Posts : 1022
Join date : 2010-03-03
Location : West Central Florida
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|