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Slugs, Earwigs, |
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host plants: |
tender seedlings
& succulent shoots tree fruits and berries |
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symptoms: |
numerous irregular
holes in leaves lacework defoliation holes gouged in fruit (earwigs) glistening slime trails (slugs) |
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biology: |
primarily nocturnal (daytime shelter under clods, plant debris) |
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| CONTROL OPTIONS |
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physical:
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protect seedlings
& transplants with hotcaps and row covers pitfall trapping, habitat traps (boards, soda straws, rolled newspapers) elevate fruit, berries, vegetables above soil surface handpick at night copper-flashing barriers (slugs) |
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cultural: |
limit cool, moist,
decaying organic matter - water early in day avoid overwatering remove daytime refuge sites (weeds, brushpiles, soil debris) |
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biocontrol: |
conserve insect and vertebrate predators | ||||||||
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least-toxics: |
dry diatomaceous earth insecticidal soaps (earwigs, sowbugs) |
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conventional insecticides: |
metaldehyde bait
(slugs Sevin baits |
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