They certainly had spots and greenish and they only liked the dog food,since bleaching and spraying(with the wrong thing) they have been very crafty and not appeared,and yes health and safety would of closed me down,which is rather worth thinking about as going out to dine seems a good choice but of course I would be done by the R.S.P.C A for slugs,
Perhaps the outside of the wall needs re-pointing? That could solve the damp problems, then hire/borrow a de-humidifier to clear the damp from the inner wall surface then the slugs won't have a congenial place to live. Or you may have a gutter or down pipe leaking onto the wall?
SIL found slugs were accessing her kitchen via a poorly fitting back door - the gap under the door was just enough - as it was a rented house and the landlord didn't want to give her a new door and doorframe, we spread a narrow band of salt along the back door step - no more slugs in the kitchen
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thankyou for your advice,I the house is very damp on that side and it could well be they are sneaking in via open gap somewhere and just might try the salt thing.
Hi Flowering Rose. We had a slug problem in the kitchen at our old house, they were coming in through a hole next to the washing machine waste pipe. I used salt, just a line near where I thought they were getting and it did stop them. Its a little messy tho, they shrivel up and leave a snotty mess but its better than having them slime along the kitchen floor.
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That's it as fast as I get rid of one another appears but since I have been on this page no more have appeared.
Not down with the slugs, especially near food.
Lyn how do you recognize Leopard slugs iv not heard of them and and how are they good for the garden please
Alan
They certainly had spots and greenish and they only liked the dog food,since bleaching and spraying(with the wrong thing) they have been very crafty and not appeared,and yes health and safety would of closed me down,which is rather worth thinking about as going out to dine seems a good choice but of course I would be done by the R.S.P.C A for slugs,
Perhaps the outside of the wall needs re-pointing? That could solve the damp problems, then hire/borrow a de-humidifier to clear the damp from the inner wall surface then the slugs won't have a congenial place to live. Or you may have a gutter or down pipe leaking onto the wall?
SIL found slugs were accessing her kitchen via a poorly fitting back door - the gap under the door was just enough - as it was a rented house and the landlord didn't want to give her a new door and doorframe, we spread a narrow band of salt along the back door step - no more slugs in the kitchen
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
They can also come in via the holes left for pipes to go through - some spray expanding foam from the DIY store can solve that problem easily.
Thankyou for your advice,I the house is very damp on that side and it could well be they are sneaking in via open gap somewhere and just might try the salt thing.
Hi Flowering Rose. We had a slug problem in the kitchen at our old house, they were coming in through a hole next to the washing machine waste pipe. I used salt, just a line near where I thought they were getting and it did stop them. Its a little messy tho, they shrivel up and leave a snotty mess but its better than having them slime along the kitchen floor.
A friend had a major problem with domestic slugs when they got into the electrical socket boxes and blew the fuses.