Let The Slaughter Commence

[Ric.ror]

No I'm not talking about game of thrones but my garden after I applied a dose of nemaslug at teatime
Hope the odious creatures are all dead by tomorrow

[Brinjal]

I have a morning stomp to get rid of mine especially the snails.

[jomifl]

I think vine weevil killer (which you dilute with water and then water onto the soil)should deal with lily beetles. Only one application per season as I recall.

[EcclesCake]

Not that i use them but there was a really good piece on GQT about the use of slug pellets.

Rather than sprinkling them willy-nilly around the garden place them under a plant pot or slate, somewhere that slugs will congregate and the poison will be administered there rather than being spread all around the place.

It isn't a perfect solution and doesn't suit my garden but it is an excellent way of reducing usage of slug pellets and optimising their use.

[Ric.ror]

I have never used slug pellets but I think I might give them a go as well

[jomifl]

Since slugs and snails like to hide under bushes an amongst rubble or anything that provides refuge that is where to put the slug pellets. They then get killed as they set off on their nefarious meanderings rather during their crimes.

[Ric.ror]

Right had a little check last night
They are still at large - one lily has gone beyond any hope I think
Have sent for more nemaslug and will pop down to homebase for pellets later
I was thinking of applying a sprinkling around each plant - would that do the trick?
I even found a snail in my miniature pear tree yesterday
I soon blasted that with the hose pipe I can tell you

[murraymints]

I'm putting nematodes down today ..never used them before..

[Ric.ror]

Good luck Murray hope they work for you

[Ric.ror]

Further to my posts
Think now it might be lily beetle too (no evidence just a thought)
If I apply vine weevil killer will my berrys be ok to eat
I'm thinking of the same make that do the nemaslugs

[corylus]

Slug Wars everywhere it seems, we have a breed of limbo-ing slugs here, they can insinuate themselves through the storm threshold on the kitchen door.

I keep a small hoe in the kitchen to 'despatch' them!