Are you plagued by slugs and really don't want to spread slug bait all over the garden? Here is a clean method of using bait that won't contaminate your soil. Cut a plastic soft drink bottle in two just where the neck joins the bottle. Turn the neck around and push it into the bottle bottom. Staple it if necessary. Place some bait in the bottle and hide the bottle under foliage. The slugs will be drawn to the bottle and crawl into the neck, and one of two things will happen: they will die from the bait or will be unable to find their way out and eventually die. When the bait is consumed (or the bottle is full), just throw it into the garbage, slugs and all. You can even be creative and spray paint the bottle to match the mulch or grass.
Keith Smith, Smith County Master Gardener
Texas Cooperative Extension
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