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Slugs in Garden

There are literally hundreds and thousands of garden slugs that destroy our gardens completely. Moreover, even if by mistake, somebody eats the affected vegetable or fruits, illness is bound to follow them frequently. When you see the leaves of your plants curled and deformed, think that Aphids have attacked your yard. And remember that if you see one, there are definitely more. Take preventive measures as soon as you see them. In order to kill slugs, you need to wet your plants with strong sprays of water and even dormant oil to control over wintering eggs. Other than that, insecticidal soap, summer oil, and homemade garlic sprays are also some of the slug control options.

Beware if your garden comprises of cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower; larvae would have reached your beautiful yard. If you see light green insect between the veins on the undersides of leaves, confirm that your cabbage is in danger. Handpick them instantly before they make ragged holes in the plants to move to the center. Kill slugs now. Other types of garden slugs are earwigs that usually make small holes in the plants’ leaves. Basically, they are considered to be beneficial to your garden. However, excess earwigs could even be harmful. So, it is important to spray the required medicine or trap them. You can even lure them to beer, corn oil, fish oil, or water and vinegar, so that they sink inside it. The pest control solutions are time consuming, though could be proven effective.

As hard as it might be to believe, some slugs are beneficial to your garden. They can play a major part in clearing up dead and decaying material in the garden and can assist in managing the soil by incorporating humus and helping to form soil crumbs. For most gardeners however, the slug is a pest that destroys seedlings and more mature plants alike and many a grower has gone to his prized vegetables in the morning only to find them in tatters after a night of feasting by the slimy creatures. Few gardeners would want to willingly encourage slugs and will be looking for ways to get rid of them. The principal enemy of the slug is a hot, dry atmosphere for they have a skin, which is covered with mucus or slime that cannot dry out, if they are to survive. Making sure that there are as few ‘hiding’ places as possible is a start to reducing their activity. Of course, this is limited action and any light shower or overhead watering of the plants, will create ideal conditions for them. We need to find other methods of controlling them. There are natural predators of the slug and these include the frogs and toads, centipedes and black ground beetles and many varieties of birds. In countries where the hedgehog is indigenous, it too will eat a large number of slugs. It is good to encourage some of these predators though, of course, some of them bring their own brand of threat.