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Slugs

Salmonman · 2013-07-27 21:27:18

See a lot of slugs on lawn this evening and daddy long legs. I've heard people have problems with same. Is there anything I should do

27-07-2013 10:27pm

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Salmonman

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See a lot of slugs on lawn this evening and daddy long legs. I've heard people have problems with same. Is there anything I should do

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#2 27-07-2013 10:59pm

amandstu

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I have no first hand experience with leatherjackets-which are the larvae of the cranefly (apart from knowing they are a pest).

http://ladybirdplantcare.co.uk/leatherjacket.html

is a link that maybe be useful (biological control)

I don't know if slugs harm the lawn but apparently you can attack them by mowing in the evening or at night.

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