ilovetoskiatalta
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Title says it all pics below. Lower New England area. Any help would be appreciated I did spray the basil with spinosad but no real positive effect.
thanks Alta
thanks Alta
What is happening to my basil and pepper plants?
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thumper60
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Looks like slug damage check under those bags-pots
xtsho
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Yeah that's slug damage. Go out in the middle of the night and you'll probably find slugs crawling all over your plants.
We get slugs really bad here in the pacific northwest. I get on them early in the spring. This year I went through 3 boxes of the iron phosphate slug bait this year. It seemed to work as I don't have any slugs. But early on they were eating all my sprouts and when I went out in the middle of the night with a flashlight they were all over. Now I can't find any.
Like @thumper60 said look under those pots. Also, under that black plastic is like a 5 star hotel for slugs. Take a peek under that as well.
I hate slugs. We also have snails and a couple ate half a nursery tray of Zinnia starts overnight. All that was left in the morning was stems and a couple snails.
We get slugs really bad here in the pacific northwest. I get on them early in the spring. This year I went through 3 boxes of the iron phosphate slug bait this year. It seemed to work as I don't have any slugs. But early on they were eating all my sprouts and when I went out in the middle of the night with a flashlight they were all over. Now I can't find any.
Like @thumper60 said look under those pots. Also, under that black plastic is like a 5 star hotel for slugs. Take a peek under that as well.
I hate slugs. We also have snails and a couple ate half a nursery tray of Zinnia starts overnight. All that was left in the morning was stems and a couple snails.
SPLFreak808
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Solo cup beer trap & copper mesh over the soil will fuck them up
ilovetoskiatalta
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I sprayed with Spinosad? I am going to check at night...I have never had this problem before.
Thanks for the insight.
ilovetoskiatalta
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Where do you get copper mesh... This is fucking up my summer pesto lol.
ilovetoskiatalta
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This Sluggo?
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thanks for the help
Nizza
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That is the brand but they have one that will kill more pests called sluggo plus that I use it does earwigs and stuff too it is a type of iron phosphate slug killer product .
there are directions on there too you wanna follow. The moisture after it rains at the end of the day or something hydrates the noodles
Like others said too beer traps and elevating the pots can help too
SPLFreak808
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That will work fine, one loose wrap around the bottom of the stalk or over the soil.
ilovetoskiatalta
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@SPLFreak808 @Nizza @thumper60 @xtsho It was Peter Rabbit. Turned on the grill late one night and dude had the balls to just stare at me.
Had a piece of 2x4x10" long and flung near him, not at him. He ran then LOL.
I still check for the slugs under the plastic. Thanks for the feedback.
Had a piece of 2x4x10" long and flung near him, not at him. He ran then LOL.
I still check for the slugs under the plastic. Thanks for the feedback.
Kassiopeija
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oh he will return, so delicious it has been yummy yummy XD
MICHI-CAN
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I was shown to use cooper foil or self adhesive copper foil. Cut into 2" - 4" strips. Then cut to length to form a sleeve about a half inch larger than stem dia.. I have few slug problems fortunately. I also employ shallow aluminum roasting pans buried flush with the soil and a bit of beer in it. Excellent for earwigs.
viktorschau
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set up traps for the slugs.
Put out shallow containers with old beer.
Slugs love beer and can't swim