Re: Escar-Go

There is a product that I use when absolutely desperate - "Deadline".  Comes
in a bottle, looks like liquid lead.  I believe it has cyanide (not sure).
Slugs are attracted to it and are out there "gasping" in the morning.
Environmentally, it is probably a nightmare.  My usual option is to lie old
pieces of board (about 10-12" long) on the ground.  In the morning, go
around with a bucket of water, pick up each board and dunk it to wash off
the slugs on the bottom side.  There are always a lot of them snoozing under
on the ground as well that I pick up and pitch in the bucket.  I usually
only have to do this for a few weeks while the new/tender foliage is
emerging.

Louise Niemer in Park Hills, KY


------Original Message------
From: "Gerry/Bob O'Neill" <eoneill@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Sent: March 11, 2001 12:43:25 PM GMT
Subject: [SG] Escar-Go


Has anyone had personal experience with the subject slug remedy?  Does it
really work? How often does it need to be reapplied (Gardens Alive recs
every two weeks)? Do you eventually reduce your slug population to the
point where it is no longer needed, or is it simply a deterrant?

I've used the midnight/flashlight/sharp knife/salt/ammonia thing with some
success on the larger slugs, but last year I was plagued with tiny little
black ones that appeared in great number and could take a fair sized hosta
or newly emerging Trycirtus to the ground in no time flat.

Thanks, and apologies for the cross posting.

Gerry


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