For the past two years we have been noticing an increase in the number of slugs that seem to have some sort of attraction to our garden. From the research I’ve done online, slugs are great food for birds but have no significant benefits in the garden.
We tried some non chemical ways of trying to get rid of them from our garden and haven’t had much success. We have tried salt and stale beer and the slug population continues to thrive. In fact when we stumbled on the slug eggs it was time to look for a better solution.
Ever seen slug eggs?
We’d like to try some of the Ortho Ecosense garden products
- Iron phosphate 1.0%
- Other Ingredients 99.0%
What’s in the other ingredients? Should we try and avoid using this product in our garden?
I haven’t seen slug eggs, but I’ve seen slugs, um, doing the act which is necessary to produce eggs. Ick. I’m diligent now about raking up leaves and I don’t use wood mulch in my flower beds so I don’t have as many problems with slugs as I used to. However, they still love to munch on my hostas. I flick the slugs into a plastic container (like a yogurt container or something) and throw them in the trash. I found this link to the ingredients in Ortho Ecosense: http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Product.jsp?REG_NR=04700000065&DIST_NR=000239 Hope that’s helpful.
Posted by jayne | April 24, 2010, 9:06 amThank you for the pesticide link. I’ve been looking for this type of resource for quite some time.
Posted by memeza | April 24, 2010, 1:14 pmThank you for your link
Posted by crusher | May 2, 2010, 11:58 pmtry the Slug Bell, it’s efficient and safe to use check it out for yourself
Posted by tabbycat | May 5, 2010, 7:14 amAnyone else have any positive reviews, giveaways or comments on the Slug Bell?
Posted by memeza | May 6, 2010, 4:11 pmI live in the Pacific Northwest, where slug problems are terrible. I’m conducting science experiments to figure out what works best for slug control. Unfortunately many of the remedies you read about simply don’t work. You can read my experiments and see photos here: http://amysoddities.blogspot.com/2010/09/slugs.html
Posted by amy manning | October 7, 2010, 1:15 pm