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  • When should I apply slug bait?

    Created by kittymartyr on September 12, 2017 at 11:15 am

    I have slugs all over the garden. Can I apply Sluggo or other repellent now, in the fall, or should I wait for spring?

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  • September 14, 2017 at 6:59 am #252394

    Eric Vinje
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    Hi Kitty –

    I would not wait until spring to treat for slugs. Most slug species overwinter in the soil as adults. In spring large numbers of eggs are deposited (as many as 100 at a time) in soil cracks, underneath mulch or dead leaves and in other cool, moist protected areas. If you apply Sluggo Bait now — or other natural controls — you will decrease the number of egg laying adults in your garden and have fewer problems with this pest next growing season.

    Hope this helps!

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