Pest control: Difference between revisions

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Pest control is a matter of human health and comfort (mosquito control, bedbugs, fleas and lice, control and treatment of bedbugs, control of head lice).

It is also an important aspect of agriculture: Integrated Pest Management, questions of organic farming versus conventional farming, and novel methods such as bee fences to deter elephants.

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+Pest control is a matter of human [[health]] and comfort ([[mosquito control]], [[bedbugs, fleas and lice]], [[control and treatment of bedbugs]], [[control of head lice]]).
+It is also an important aspect of [[agriculture]]: [[Integrated Pest Management]], questions of [[organic farming versus conventional farming]], and novel methods such as [[bee fences]] to deter elephants.
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-I have seen several random places on this site mentioning slug and other pest control.  I thought I would start a specific thread for various methods of slug control, as the slugs around here have been particularly devastating to my small vegetable garden.
-After reading several articles on the internet, I decided to try the beer method.  Basically, put a shallow dish in the ground and add beer to the dish, leaving a few inches from the top for the slugs to crawl into the dish.  They fall in and drown.  I would recommend the cheapest beer one can find (I had year-old Bud Light hanging around).  Also, I found it helpful to cover the container with something bigger, like a plastic plant pot, to minimize rain water getting in and diluting the beer.
-You're supposed to remove the dead slugs every day, but I have a hard time getting out all the really small ones.
-Any other suggestions would be welcome, as the beer method doesn't seem to be enough to control the slug population.