The poster @Fire (sadly missing in action) did some interesting experiments with beer traps, I think, but I can't seem to find them.
Good for you, @Balgay.Hill... I am taking baby steps in that direction, too. Hoping a bigger pool will attract frogs again to get rid of the Spanish slugs that the birds don't seem too inclined to eat.
Oh dear. We are squabbling among ourselves over whether this pest control is safer than that one, whilst the big agrochemical companies are wreaking their own devastation on the planet. They are powerful lobbyists and do disrupt efforts to try and ban pesticides (of course they do - profits first!). Read this: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2022/03/loud-lobby-silent-spring
Personally I swerve anything that is made by any of the big chemical companies. (Also see John le Carre's The Constant Gardener).
Some people have success with beer traps @WAMS - it's a common solution. I won't use them for reasons I'm not going into here. Nothing to do with the slugs.
Spanish slugs don't have predators in the UK as far as I'm aware. Frogs don't eat as many ordinary slugs as people tend to think anyway. Neither do hedgehogs. It's only a small part of their diet
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's interesting @Fairygirl. (Now I mentioned beer traps but whether or not I'd be able to force myself to go into an off licence and purchase the stuff in cold blood is another matter.😁 )
Seems frogs are not going to be much help then. Will just have to attract them 'cos they're cute, then. 🐸
Frogs will eat some slugs, but not as many as people tend to think, so if you have loads of them, it isn't that simple. My problem with beer stems from an ex partner. Even the sound of a can [any can] being opened turns my stomach and gives me flashbacks.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
As @Fairygirl says it is a bit of a myth that Frogs and Hedgehogs will solve a slug problem. A part of their diet for sure but not a be all, end all solution. OTOH, if it encourages people to make a habitat friendly garden for both predators in the hope of reducing their slug problem, it isn't altogether a bad myth
Why does it not surprise me that, @bede would use Metaldehyde, as we also know he is keen on vinegar and bleach. I wonder whether he has Agent Orange stored in his shed.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
OTOH, if it encourages people to make a habitat friendly garden for both predators in the hope of reducing their slug problem, it isn't altogether a bad myth
Indeed. Anything that can encourage, and hopefully increase, wildlife is a good thing, whether it's a small log pile for overwintering insects, a hog house or a safe place for birds to nest. Little measures all add up to create a bigger, better picture
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Perhaps @geordief 's comment was aimed at the 'other' poster, as it often disagrees with @GardenerSuze
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Good for you, @Balgay.Hill... I am taking baby steps in that direction, too. Hoping a bigger pool will attract frogs again to get rid of the Spanish slugs that the birds don't seem too inclined to eat.
Personally I swerve anything that is made by any of the big chemical companies. (Also see John le Carre's The Constant Gardener).
Spanish slugs don't have predators in the UK as far as I'm aware.
Frogs don't eat as many ordinary slugs as people tend to think anyway. Neither do hedgehogs. It's only a small part of their diet
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
(Now I mentioned beer traps but whether or not I'd be able to force myself to go into an off licence and purchase the stuff in cold blood is another matter.😁 )
Seems frogs are not going to be much help then. Will just have to attract them 'cos they're cute, then. 🐸
My problem with beer stems from an ex partner. Even the sound of a can [any can] being opened turns my stomach and gives me flashbacks.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
OTOH, if it encourages people to make a habitat friendly garden for both predators in the hope of reducing their slug problem, it isn't altogether a bad myth
I wonder whether he has Agent Orange stored in his shed.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...