It sounds like you have an earwig infestation. Get some very low toxic bug killer and apply as directed. Pyrethrum based bug killers are non toxic to mammals, not sure about fish. I do know of a case where a gardener put out a dish of beer. Cover the dish to keep out large animals,pets or kids. The slugs will drown themselves as will many other bugs. This is a very safe, nontoxic method that does work. Use the cheapest beer you can find and stale is ok to use too. Good luck-Russ H. In a message dated 3/13/2013 10:07:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, gastil.buhl@gmail.com writes: I went out to the bulb boxes at 9:30 pm with a flashlight, a camera, and a determined attitude. I found three tiny slugs, no more than 3 mm long. I found six earwigs, a couple of them actively eating bulb leaves. I did not catch anyone eating bulb flower petals but one earwig was lurking suspiciously close to an Ipheion 'Jessie' with big chomps out of its petals. http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… I did not find any cut worms. But I did not rake through the sand or grit mulch where they might be hiding. There is a thick fog mist so any slugs in the neighborhood would be out. All the leaves were coated with dew. - Gastil _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/