A plague of tiny slugs

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AlaninCarlisle

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A plague of tiny slugs
« on: May 29, 2024, 12:45 »
Every morning I need to remove a slug, maybe 1 - 2 cm long and about 3mm wide, from the house near the front or rear door. No doubt the extremely wet weather is to blame along with a slug's ability to shrink its width by about 80% to get under doors. Anyone else bothered by these slimey little things getting in the house and leaving glistening trails?

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Lardman

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Re: A plague of tiny slugs
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2024, 13:21 »
I'm having problems with the large green ones this year. I have to let the dog out 2-3 times overnight now and I often find them on the kitchen floor. Very unpleasant, especially if you step on them bare footed whilst you're half asleep.  Quick snip with the secateurs and out the back door they go.  I'm also having problems with mosquitoes presumably for the same reason.

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Re: A plague of tiny slugs
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2024, 14:57 »
I get them under the back door sometimes and just sprinkle a thin line of table salt on the floor along the bottom of the door frame. The front door may be more problematic depending on what floor surface you have there.

It needs wiping up and replacing fairly frequently, but a lot less of a yucky job than disposing of slugs.

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Re: A plague of tiny slugs
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2024, 14:35 »
I occasionally have one or two in, some small but one or two rather fearful large ones. Goodness knows how they get in.
I work very hard so don't expect me to think as well.

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Re: A plague of tiny slugs
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2024, 20:27 »
I'm having problems with the large green ones this year. I have to let the dog out 2-3 times overnight now and I often find them on the kitchen floor. Very unpleasant, especially if you step on them bare footed whilst you're half asleep.  Quick snip with the secateurs and out the back door they go.  I'm also having problems with mosquitoes presumably for the same reason.

Trying to snip them with secateurs?

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Re: A plague of tiny slugs
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2024, 09:54 »
Trying to snip them with secateurs?

They're huge, not only can I snip them , I can pick them up with them. Whatever wildlife is roaming about outside has a decent meal .


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