Different slug habits

Posted by TopVeg - September 12th, 2008

Different slugs have different habits.

The Grey Field Slug-

  • the most active surface slug
  • prefers green material
  • 3.5 - 5cm long
  • moves 4 - 5 meters per night
  • active from 0.8 to 20 degrees C

Black Slug

black-slug-on-cabbage

  • mostly a problem for potatoes & newly sown seeds
  • 3 - 4cm long
  • moves 2 - 3 metres per night on the surface & in the soil
  • active above 5 degrees C

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