Here's the scoop on slugs;
1) They are hermaphrodites. They have the sex organs of BOTH male and females. If you miss even one slug your still gonna be in trouble.
2) MY trick with slugs is a 1:11 solution of Ammonia : Water. I apply it ONCE a month during the growing season of my hosta. I have NO Slugs! Apply the solution into the eyes of the hosta and around the base of the plants. My rate of application is 1 cup per 1 foot of diameter of hosta. I use almost a half gallon on my Sum and Substance. Since the ratio level is safe I can be generous with how much I can give.
NOTE: too much ammonia WILL cause ammonia burn. Your plants will be ok, but they won't like you for it.
3) What I have read about slugs is that they have a single season life span; with egg laying in the spring(?). What you don't kill in one application you'll get in a successive application later. Be diligent and persistent.
Peter Kelley
St. Paul, MN USA
