[boot]

recently posted a problem with my potato crop having holes in them. a friend of mine told me they could be wire worm. thanks to eveyone who replied with help. however i have dug some spuds up this morning and actually caught the culprit still in the spud.it looks like a little slug with a flat tail. it was about 20mm long and it's head was bulbous. (probably full of potato) any ideas as to what it is and how can i deal with the problem.
never seen em on the surface.
if they are slugs will slug pellets do the trick when i sow my next crop?

[pushrod]

you can buy nematodes that parasitize slugs.
watering the soil then putting your slug pellets down and covering them with something (eg sheet of black plastic) can increase their effectiveness.

[boot]

  thanks for that pushrod.