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Earthworms Taking Slug Bait?

TurnerPhilTurnerPhil Posts: 3
in Fruit & veg
A couple of days ago I liberally scattered slug bait in my veg patch. Now at least 90% has gone.
I have read one american article about earthworms taking the bait.
I have also read of mice taking it.
Please discuss, I can't be the only one.
P.S. Even though all would not agree, I'm off to put down some more, to protect my courgettes and young leeks

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Slug pellets shouldn't be scattered liberally. If you read the istructions you only need a few.
    Have you seen any dead slugs they leave a slimey mess.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    If you use too many, you just attract them. 'liberally ' sounds like too many.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • TurnerPhilTurnerPhil Posts: 3
    Please understand! The slug bait is disappearing!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Because it attracts them. Too many attracts even more of them.
    A tiny amount is all that's needed - three or four round a plant.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • AstroAstro Posts: 433
    I haven't used them in a few years but when I did I saw a rat eating them.

    Tbh I've never found slugs bother with leeks and usually only with courgettes if they are overripe and down low.
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    I scattered some  natural slug and snail pellets around my cabbage seedlings.  They disappeared!  I caught the culprits - ants!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • TurnerPhilTurnerPhil Posts: 3
    Finally put down some rodent poison and that went and the slugbait remained. Problem solved?
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