{"id":13439,"date":"2018-10-13T11:49:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T09:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/slug\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T17:44:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T15:44:51","slug":"snails-and-slugs","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/snails-and-slugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Snails and slugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;topentry&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;topentry&rdquo;]Slugs are especially active at night; they like a moist environment. They live on fungi and dead material, as well as fruits and vegetables.<br>\n<!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1539424280540{padding-left: 20px !important;}&rdquo;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&rdquo;35&Prime; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}&rdquo;][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;2329&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;medium&rdquo; add_caption=&rdquo;yes&rdquo; style=&rdquo;vc_box_rounded&rdquo; onclick=&rdquo;img_link_large&rdquo;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/2&Prime; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1629021009877{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}&rdquo;][vc_column_text el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo;]<strong>Slugs and snails<\/strong> are especially active at night; they like a moist environment. They live on fungi and dead material, as well as fruits and vegetables.<br>\nYou will find snails and slugs in every garden, with slugs causing the most damage. Snails are often a real pest. Common are the grove snail <em>(Cepaea nemoralis)<\/em>, garden snail <em>(Cornu aspersum)<\/em>, Roman snail <em>(Helix pomatia)<\/em>, small striped slug <em>(Arion hortensis)<\/em> and white garden snail <em>(Theba pisana)<\/em>. In the wild these snails and slugs also live, but there they do not easily form a pest because there are also plenty of natural enemies in the wild.<br>\nSnails and slugs do a good job in an environment where there is no snail or slug overpopulation. Snails and slugs eat dead plant material in addition to living greenery, thus contributing to a healthy ecosystem.<br>\nIn wet summers with lots of rain, there are many slugs and snails. They &ldquo;walk&rdquo; using a mucus trail and that requires moisture. If that is widely available, they are everywhere. During heat waves, they hide in shady, cool places.<br>\nUnlike the common slug, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/great-grey-slug\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Tiger snail, slug from the family of keelback slugs. The great grey slug is one of the largest slugs in Europe, reaching + 18 cm in length. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1702734735520{padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Also known as: Leopard slug[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"7175\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column_text&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">great grey slug<\/a> <em>(Limax maximus)<\/em> or leopard slug eats other slugs in addition to plants.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;6467&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;medium&rdquo; add_caption=&rdquo;yes&rdquo;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&rdquo;yes&rdquo;][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_custom_heading text=&rdquo;Where to find&rdquo; font_container=&rdquo;tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&rdquo; google_fonts=&rdquo;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1537946500082{background-color: #536895 !important;}&rdquo;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1539423091907{padding-left: 15px !important;}&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vegetable plot and ornamental garden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532102790165{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&rdquo;][vc_custom_heading text=&rdquo;Control&rdquo; font_container=&rdquo;tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&rdquo; google_fonts=&rdquo;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532165404849{background-color: #536895 !important;}&rdquo;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo;]Move a single slug or snail to a place where it can do less harm. Spreading salt against snails and slugs is quite a crude method and bad for the environment.<br>\nBecause slugs are especially active at night, hunting slugs with a flashlight should be done at night or in the evening.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532102799994{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&rdquo;][vc_custom_heading text=&rdquo;Prevention&rdquo; font_container=&rdquo;tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&rdquo; google_fonts=&rdquo;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532165414573{background-color: #536895 !important;}&rdquo;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo;]Frogs, hedgehogs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Birds eat snails, beetles and caterpillars as well as the newly sown beans and the almost-ripe cherries and grapes. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1540300843445{padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"2577\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"entrytxt\"]Birds eat snails, beetles and caterpillars as well as the newly sown&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">birds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/mice\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Mice, rodents that sometimes dig up seeds. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1539422215298{padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"2321\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][vc_single_image image=\"2323\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"entrytxt\"]Mouse Usually common vole (Microtus arvalis) gnaw on bulbs, roots and tree bark. Shrews (Soricidae) are useful insect hunters.&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">mice<\/a> eat snails. Provide shelter for hedgehogs and nesting habitat for birds. Some chickens eat slugs; put them in the vegetable garden for a while. Protect young plantings with sharp material such as sharp sand, pi<wbr><\/wbr>ne needles and crushed shells. Substances that dehydrate snails and slugs as soon as they come into contact with them are also suitable for creating barriers: coffee grounds, wood as<wbr><\/wbr>h and sawdust.<br>\nAlso effective are so-called &ldquo;snail walls&rdquo;: metal or plastic strips with a serrated edge. Attempts by snails to crawl over the metal spikes fail because the weight of the snail exceeds the adhesive force of the snail mucus. Available commercially. There is also a slug\/snail screen, a strip of mesh (plastic) with flaps; the flaps provide a barrier to slugs and snails.<br>\nA bowl of dry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]The cat is a domesticated species of small carnivorous mammals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1574353119392{padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"5013\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"entrytxt\"]Cat. The cat (Felis catus) is a domesticated species of small carnivorous mammals and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">cat<\/a> food attracts snails, after which it becomes easy to put them elsewhere.<br>\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/beer-trap\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"topentry\"]A beer trap consists of a plastic bottle or small container filled with beer placed in a snail-rich spot. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"introtxt\" el_id=\"introtxt\"]Beer trap - a plastic bottle or small container filled with beer is placed in a snail-rich spot. Fill a plastic bucket like for wall paint from DIY store and&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">beer trap<\/a> also helps, as does <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/natural-slug-pellets\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"topentry\"]Natural slug pellets approved for organic agriculture and horticulture. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1538658322113{padding-left: 18px !important;}\"] Biological Pesticide [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"introtxt\" el_id=\"introtxt\"]Natural slug pellets - approved for organic agriculture and horticulture. These slug pellets based on iron phosphate (also called ferric phosphate ) are toxic only to snails and slugs. Slug pellets based&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">natural slug pellets<\/a> or the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/roundworms-nematodes\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"topentry\"]Nematodes (roundworms) control various pests. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1654251384135{padding-left: 18px !important;}\"] Biopesticide [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"introtxt\" el_id=\"introtxt\"]Nematodes (roundworms) &ndash; various pests can be controlled with an insect-parasitic nematode. Many nematodes are plant-parasitic and cause considerable damage in agriculture and vegetable gardens. However, an insect-parasitic nematode lives on the larvae of insects. For example,&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">nematodes<\/a>.<br>\nFor a single plant, self-adhesive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/copper-tape\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"topentry\"]Copper tape (self-adhesive) prevents the ingress of snails. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1538658322113{padding-left: 18px !important;}\"] Biological Pesticide [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"introtxt\" el_id=\"introtxt\"]Copper tape (self-adhesive) prevents the ingress of snails and slugs. The copper has a different electrical charge than its surroundings, which the slug experiences as a minute shock: the slug will not crawl&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">copper tape<\/a> will also suffice.<br>\nA small ditch with water (15 cm wide and 15 cm deep) around the plants keeps snails and slugs away, because snails nor slugs can swim.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"encyclopedia-category":[661],"encyclopedia-tag":[929],"class_list":["post-13439","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-category-other-pests","encyclopedia-tag-slug"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/13439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13439"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-category?post=13439"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=13439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}