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Huge pitch black slugs!
Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 1:57 pm
by Cats&Dogs
Ok roaming around the garden, or should I throw them out into the forest?
Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 4:35 pm
by gixxerific
Slugs are never good in the garden. Get rid of them, if you can hand pick them even better than using pesticides organic or chemical. If it were me I would squash them or feed them to the birds.
Sand or DE works well as a control method.
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 12:33 am
by rainbowgardener
I never heard of black slugs and they sound pretty scary, so I looked it up.
Here's an article:
https://other-invertebrates.suite101.com/article.cfm/slugs
which suggests that they are not as bad a pest as regular slugs. While they do eat some of your garden produce, they also are waste recyclers.
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:35 am
by ronbre
escargot !
Thanks!
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 2:05 pm
by Cats&Dogs
Thanks for the info!
I looked them up as well, and apparently they are indigenous to the Pacific NW and Europe. I just didn't know if they were harmless to the garden or perhaps I should relocate them to a new home
I won't kill them, that's just me.
So off to the forest they go!
Thanks again!
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 3:12 pm
by gixxerific
I guess I should have done my research. I stand corrected.