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By DIANE RELF
VirfinU Tech Eitcmion
Home Horticulturist
Occasionally, I wonder if my slugs have more epicurian tastes than others. I’ve read and heard many reports of slugs hurling themselves into pie pans of stale beer to meet a bleary demise.
My slugs, however, religiously shun any offers I make. I’ve yet to trace a slivery path from the cabbage leaves to a beer-baited death.
There are, however, a number of other traps for garden pests that I know work quite effectively. A simple, effective Japanese beetle trap can be made from a gallon milk jug and plastic bag.
The bait to attract the beetles is available at most form and garden supply centers and can be attached to the center of the milk jug. The beetles will fall into the plastic bag which can be replaced as needed. (Write for diagram and instructions.)
Night-flying insects can be trapped by placing a shaded light bulb outdoors above a pan of kerosene or water with a thin film of oil on top. Many insects attracted by the light will fall into the pan and drown.
Another excellent trap for flying insects can be built from a screened box with a screen cone in the center leading to a pan of sweet bait, such as sugar water, fruit wastes, molasses or beer. Once in the trap, insects cannot find their way out of the cone.
Simpler methods are often effective for crawling insects. Upturned flower pots and boards are favorite hiding places for earwigs and pill bugs. These pests can be collected every morning and fed to pet frogs or destroyed. Slugs, too, can be caught by these means or by strategically placed cabbage leaves or grapefruit rinds. Be sure to collect the pests before the hot, midday sun forces them to seek other
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