He is survived by a daughter, Teresa A.M. His powerful physical presence was second only to his larger than life smile, uncanny wit and loveable personality. His family was of the utmost importance to him, especially his four beloved grandchildren. He was an amazing story teller and made friends wherever he went. He was proud of his Italian heritage embracing wine making and cooking. He enjoyed all things outdoors including hunting, fishing, travelling and gardening. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW and Disabled American Veterans. He retired after working many years for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He attended Penn State University and worked for the USDA as a Federal Meat Inspector and served as a Deputy Sheriff in Juniata County. He was a distinguished boxer and shooting instructor during his honorable service and was on the last flight from the Embassy in Saigon. Remember that slugs and snails have their place in nature, and killing every one of them is unnecessary.He graduated from Sun Valley High School in 1973 and served in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War earning numerous decorations, medals, badges and commendations including the Rifle Expert Badge. They prefer it to more expensive craft beers. Best of all, you can use a cheaper beer that has gotten a little stale. Or you can come out about an hour after dark, remove and kill the little animals, and leave the trap to catch more. You can discard or clean the trap every couple of days and place a new one if needed. The slugs and snails will be attracted to it and crawl in, causing many drownings. At dusk, sink a container with beer into the soil with the lip at or just very slightly above soil level. They like the idea of the pests dying happy, although there is no proof they get happy from beer. Gardeners are often thrilled with the idea of beer traps. Lastly, you could put them in a bucket of soapy water. Salt will desiccate and kill them, but be careful that no salt is added to your soil, or it will harm your plants. You could crush them.Īlternatively, you can put them in a plastic bag, seal them inside, and place it in the garbage. Now you can collect them, remove them, or kill them.
They will cling to their undersides during the day when they are hiding. Damp cardboard or a flat wooden board is a more straightforward removal method. Wearing gloves is advised since they can carry salmonella. You can collect them by hand as they feed at night. More importantly, the baits can be toxic to pets and children.Īnother control is removal. Baits must be placed throughout the affected area because the tiny animals do not travel far and near where they hide during the day. If any part of the plant touches the earth outside the barrier, these hungry animals will use it as a bridge to the rest of the plant.Ī different solution is commercial slug bait. Barriers are not perfect and must be maintained to be effective.
Then it must be replaced.įor container plants, a wide strip of copper makes a barrier they will not cross. Diatomaceous earth is only effective until it becomes wet. They do not like to crawl across these barriers. You can surround the plant with a wide circle of coffee grounds, builders’ sand, diatomaceous earth, or eggshells. There are several ways of deterring slugs and snails from individual plants. Chickens and ducks will happily eat your pests. They provide food for some insects and birds. In the daytime, you may see their silvery trails, left from the mucus, as they move along on their single foot.ĭespite some garden damage, slugs and snails are important decomposers, feeding on decaying matter.
The holes they leave are irregularly shaped. Basically, they are scraping at the plant. The tiny animals eat using their rasping mouthpart, called the radula. Sometimes the only clue they are around is their silvery trails or plant damage. Snails are the ones with shells, and slugs are the ones without shells. They are small and feel slimy because of the mucus they excrete. Slugs and snails are mollusks and are related to oysters and clams.
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