Here's a tip to save yourself some beer...use yeast and plain old water instead! It's the yeast that attracts them! Cheers🍺

@clyp3016

28 күн бұрын

how would plain water kill slugs do they just sink and drown? i assumd the alcohol in the beer killed them

@melissa7326

17 күн бұрын

The yeast attracts them and then they drown

Great, simple beer trap! Thanks for sharing! I'm setting one tonight.

I love that you share both and outcomes ,I have tried a open tuna can but yours is much better set up to lore them in and they can't get back out ,it's perfect .

@SmallGardenQuest

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes I want to test things that I recommend. That way I am actually helping 😊

I was a little sceptical but gave it a try. I’ve been rather shocked to average 100+ trapped slugs a night in a small 500g butter tub. Slugs decimated my sunflowers, and this was a desperation move to save the runt of my seedings . So far it is outgrowing the damage the few not attracted to the trap are doing, and the are signs that the skeletons of a coupling the other chewed up sunflowers might be trying to recover. Thanks! :)

Loved this! Thanks so much, I’m definitely going to try.

Years ago when I lived in Vancouver, WA I had a big slug problem. Tried the beer solution and it worked great, until it didn't. I found out my cat was drinking all the beer so there wasn't any left for the slugs. Oh well. I guess my mistake was using a saucer without a lid.

@SmallGardenQuest

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your experience. Yes the lid is important :)

@stacygodfrey4939

3 жыл бұрын

I bet your cat was happy and relaxed!😸

@sandrah583

3 жыл бұрын

@@stacygodfrey4939 He was until I cut off his supply.

@stacygodfrey4939

3 жыл бұрын

SandraH 😂 That is so funny! I need that laugh today. Thank you!

@southofthesticks

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

This looks like a great idea. I'll give it a try. Thanks!🙂👍

Excellent video! I just bought pellets yesterday, but I may try the beer trap too 👊🏻🌻👊🏻

I have used both pellets and beer,but with an open container,when it rained,I had to replace the beer,but this is an excellent idea,use a plastic container which I already have.Thank you for posting this video.👍

In the "for what it's worth" department, I saw a time lapse video where a university tested beer traps. It was eye opening. Yes, you may catch and drown a few slugs, but easily three times as many came, drank and left.

@petea7323

4 күн бұрын

I was wondering that. So how do you make them fall in?

BRILLIANT

Beer always a winner

@SmallGardenQuest

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed it wins! Whats your favorite beer to use/consume? :D

Thanks

If you knew the cost of beer here in Australia, you'd be using slug pellets!

@Galahime

Жыл бұрын

well worth it if you or your are a pet owner

@waltp3373

7 ай бұрын

Then instead of beer, try 1 cup water mixed with 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp flour and 1/2 tsp yeast. It should work as well as beer.

@mattymuso2108

7 ай бұрын

@@waltp3373 That's a great idea! I did buy slug pellets and tested it v. beer, and I guess my beer was no good because the slugs all went into the pellet container! Oh well, more beer for me then I guess.

@thiagoleobons390

3 ай бұрын

Exactly the same thing I thought. Guess it's better to use pellets with the price of beer in Australia

I’m going to make one of these.

@SmallGardenQuest

4 жыл бұрын

Dont make just one :D They are great traps and one is OK for an 4by4 area

@brizeeuk

4 жыл бұрын

Small Garden Quest I will make more thanks

You can also use 1 tsp flour and yeast mixed with water

Question; how often do you need to replace the beer? 🍺

This is great, thanks! How do you discard of the corpses?? Aka where do you throw them?

@kyfarm

2 жыл бұрын

To your chickens. :-)

@barsouls

Ай бұрын

Or local ducks in the duck pond

I found the same problem with the pellets. Swapped to using beer and was throwing out dozens of slugs a day.

@SmallGardenQuest

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this year I killed like 50 slugs in one night with the beer trap. Incredible!

i tried a half size plastic cat food cup. cleaned and filled with beer. VERY small garden, and in 1 night there were over 40 disgusting slugs in one cup!!!!!!! YOU MUST TRY THIS METHOD! I'M STILL IN SLUG SHOCK!

@SmallGardenQuest

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this method is so powerful. I just drain the slugs out and recycle the "beer" inside. The only drawback is that I need to clean it every second day because it catches so much slugs.

@vlrissolo

3 жыл бұрын

@@SmallGardenQuest the second night I tried yeast and topped off the beer. AT LEAST 50 MORE! IN ONE CUP...I didn't have time to remove the dead ones, so tomorrow will be interesting... the video said mix yeast with fruit juice

@SmallGardenQuest

3 жыл бұрын

Will try it out thanks!

See...a lot of things love beer. Including me lol

It works well with yeast, sugar and four and water....

I recommend you cut the flaps so they point down, thus avoiding rainwater getting in.

@kyfarm

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, but it looks like that might be how the slugs get in. Using the flap like a bridge.

I used the metaldehyde pellets, and the next day, complete devastation of slugs: they ‘melted’ into thick mucus goop right where they ate/touched the pellets. It was disgusting, but made me feel good lol

Yup gonna get busy today they tearing my sweet potatoes up and I just stop drinking beer so I have plenty to spare ..go time

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@SmallGardenQuest

3 жыл бұрын

No the mosquito wont be in the beer :)

does any alcohol work? wine, champagne, cider? or just beer?

@barsouls

Ай бұрын

Just beer. Or yeast and water. Or marmite and water. They love the yeast

Beer any day

How about beer with pellets in it. For the slugs that drink and take off eh 😉

@SmallGardenQuest

3 жыл бұрын

its better to put the pallets around. But I don't see the advantage in that. The pallets would dissolve in the beer having little to no effect.

Can I also use other bends of beer? :D

@SmallGardenQuest

5 жыл бұрын

The cheapest is the best 😍

Beer

Do you have to put a lid on?

@SmallGardenQuest

3 жыл бұрын

If you won't you will need to refill it after some heavy rain 😊☔

@charlottemaylin3430

3 жыл бұрын

@@SmallGardenQuest In 3 traps I caught 72 slugs! Will make lidded ones today! Should I empty slugs every day?

@SmallGardenQuest

3 жыл бұрын

If you fill them with dead bodies yes 😂 otherwise you can empty them when you feel 😊

Trust me... not a light lager tho... slugs are beer snobs 🤣

This isn't a fair comparison, the pellets don't kill the slugs right away like the beer, the pellets immediately stop the slugs from eating then a few days later kills them, the beer drowns them right away, so technically the pellets are better, less clean up, but the beer is faster

Waste of good Heineken. Use cheap beer.

Are there any other ways? Planting something to keep them alive and very far away? I feel sorry for the little guys. :( I feel sorry for every living thing so I do not kill anyone. Instead, I shared :D ...

@SmallGardenQuest

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe you can put the baits with starch somewhere else away from the garden. Maybe this will attract slugs elsewhere without killing them

Beer

@SmallGardenQuest

5 жыл бұрын

You are correct 😁