How to Fight Slugs in Spring: Hurry Before the Parasites Leave Offspring
No one has yet come up with a more reliable way to combat slugs than by maintaining order in your summer cottage.
If we recall the law of conservation of energy, then as soon as the gardener crushes all the parasites in the garden, they will be replaced by those from the neighboring plot, or at least by hatched offspring.
We'll tell you what you need to do in the spring so that you don't have to lose your head from an invasion of gastropod pests in the summer.
At this time, it is no longer possible to use chemistry. Therefore, one hope is for personal discipline and traps.
Slug Trap
The simplest option is plastic cups or pieces of plastic bottles, which are buried flush with the ground and beer, honey (sugar) syrup or kvass is poured inside.
Pests that have been starved over the winter will be drawn to the aroma, but once inside, they will not be able to get out.
Traps should be emptied in the morning and evening, while renewing the bait.
In this way, you can significantly reduce the slug population in your area in the spring, and at the same time minimize the risk that adult slugs will leave behind offspring.
For reference, one adult slug leaves from 5 to 40 eggs, which are not afraid of either chemicals or freezing.
All that remains is to control the humidity in the beds, remove debris (construction and plant debris) in a timely manner, thereby preventing the pest from firmly establishing itself on your site.
