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Is there an animal or insect that preys on the slugs and their eggs which we can introduce or at least promote to even out the ecology in our favour.
Is there an animal or insect that preys on the slugs and their eggs which we can introduce or at least promote to even out the ecology in our favour.
Beetles and i suspect something fungalIs there an animal or insect that preys on the slugs and their eggs which we can introduce or at least promote to even out the ecology in our favour.
Ground Beetles, nematodes.Is there an animal or insect that preys on the slugs and their eggs which we can introduce or at least promote to even out the ecology in our favour.
There are nematodes that can be used but v expensive. They are native so ok, never wish for a non native introduction as there has never been one without collateral damage before. Rabbits, signal crayfish or Japanese knotweed to name a few.Is there an animal or insect that preys on the slugs and their eggs which we can introduce or at least promote to even out the ecology in our favour.
+ hedgehogsGround Beetles, nematodes.
@Feldspar Has your slug pellet use reduced since using the Terrastar?
@Feldspar do you think it could just be this winter thats bad for slugs given the warm wet winter last year and the late wet spring meaning the weather didnt deal with any slugs over the last 12 months. I am a bit suprised how bad slugs have been this summer/autumn as it has been so dry in our neck of the woods. Could have been a lot worse i guess if it had been a wet autumn!!
For all the recommendations of having abundant surface residue by manufacturers and no-till gurus, life certainly is easier when you take it away. Also a further illustration that there is no point being held hostage by a system and a set of principles, whether it's having to run some discs or tines over a stubble multiple times or cart the straw away.
Is there an animal or insect that preys on the slugs and their eggs which we can introduce or at least promote to even out the ecology in our favour.
Good report, you will use it when you can't quite remember what you did and why you are still doing it. Evidence bsaed decision making has many merits.Here's my project, don't expect too much, it ain't a Phd thesis!
and frogs, toads and newts - unsurprisingly they all like congregate in high humidity areas. [they can't breathe air easily]+ hedgehogs