Some thoughts about killing slugs

I recently abandoned the "spray with 1/3 vinegar, 2/3 water" solution.
Although it works, it takes 2 - 4 attacks to kill the big boys.  Last night
I spent an hour at it.  Now I scan every hour or so with and pick them off
the plants or ground by hand and put them in a can with the vinegar
solution above.  But for the thoughts:

1) When I killed them on the ground - that is on a wood or paving surface -
with the spray, the next night there would be a crowd of fresh, live slugs
gathered at the bodies of the dead slugs.  They would be caressing them.
The dead became a bait.

2) My garden is bordered with a concrete paver sidewalk, and even on dry
nights, I would find them going between the beds and the lawn area via the
walkway.  I could never determine the from/to direction, but learned to
scan the walkway first.

3)  Favorite plants for slug eating in my gardens are:

	Marigolds
	Lilies
	Iberis (perennial)
	Lupines
	Rock cress
	Sedum (ground cover)

They do not like

	Sedum autumn joy	
	Hollyhock
	Foxglove
	Roses

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