Robin, I know that I am about 300 miles NNE of you; but your weather is likely not much different. In January, we had 3 weeks of 65-72 F (18.3-22.2 C) followed by a hard freeze. Many slug eggs deposited last fall were killed by the freeze. Others which survived likely delayed 'hatching' (if such language is appropriate for slugs). Marc Rosenblum [Falls City, OR] On 8/19/2023 11:14 AM, Robin Hansen via pbs wrote: > While I saw very few slugs and snails this early spring through mid-summer, > as I'm potting up a lot right now, I'm finding baby slugs in and on the > bottoms of pots which are watered regularly. An unusual situation because > normally, I find a lot of adults in spring and early summer. > > > > My questions are about your experiences this year, perhaps as compared to > last year, what species you have seen, which plants you find the most > vulnerable, and what control methods you use. There are some of us a bit > squeamish about disposal methods, so may I suggest only brief descriptions > of methods of attack without details, if that's possible??? Remember, many > of these little animals are imports so please distinguish between what you > know to be native slugs and their habits, and European or other slugs and > their habits. > > > > Methods change, the chemicals we are allowed to purchase changes and our > gardens change. We may stop growing some vulnerable plants and find others > that work better. Please tell us about those also. > > > > Regards, > > > > Robin Hansen > > 10 degrees warmer than last summer on the Oregon > > Southwest coast. Not a drop of rain since May > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…