Slug warnings - get those nematodes/traps/pellets ready!

[sparrow100]

Yikes!

'Sleepless slugs' on rise, say experts - BBC News

[bearded bloke]

Was on radio 3 bnews at 8 this morning

[Penellype]

Definitely vastly more slugs around this year.

[KairdiffKid]

Tell me about it

Was wondering why none of the carrots I sowed were appearing - they were and as soon as they did the flipping slugs got them.

There must be so many of the critters that the 3 robins who regularly visit my plot can't gobble them up (either that or they are bearded bloke's giant slugs).

[Root66]

Markable increase on last year :S

[Martin H]

Indeed, there have been a lot of slugs about this winter and spring. My daffodils were savaged. Savaged! And my overwintering onions have been fiercely attacked too.

[arch01]

Slugs are definitely abundant on my plot this year. They have been tipping the asparagus. Although judicious use of slug pellets are now keeping them at bay.

[rhyswales]

Combination of nematodes, copper tape around every raised bed/pot and slug pellets have done the job so far, not one plant touched. *touches wood

[BUFFS]

I have lost a raised bed of carrots and one of parsnips, all in one night last week, so now its WAR.......I wish I still had my chooks, they would have cleared the slimy ones in no time..

[Florence Fennel]

Snugs! (sorry Alison, I know you don't like me saying that). Again I seem to already have far more acrobatic snails than slugs, but they still do as much damage. I found a big one munching through an aubergine in the stayput. I have a cunning plan to protect them in the future which I will share if it works

[vixylix]

I love snugs! the word that is, not the pesky so and so's