Voracious and prolific slugs-hermaphrodites attacked the dachas of St. Petersburg

Residents of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region were warned about the invasion of large red slugs, which are now actively breeding in dachas. Biologist Pavel Glazkov told about this in his blog “Every creature in a pair”, urging gardeners to urgently save their gardens.

These pests are often called Spanish, but they are not. According to the biologist, their real homeland is the south of France. From there, they settled all over the world, and for the past ten years they have actively seized St. Petersburg gardening.

These roadside slugs quickly take root in new places, because they eat everything and are resistant to cold. In addition, they have no natural enemies, and because each individual is a hermaphrodite, they breed at an enormous rate and lay hundreds of eggs per season.

The biologist notes that slugs continue to multiply even in autumn, so summer residents need to act right now, before the pests hid for the winter in the ground. The easiest way to fight is to make smell traps. To do this, Glazkov advised to put old wet boards or rags on the site, water them with dark beer and add pieces of fermented watermelon. During the night, the slugs will slide on this smell, and in the morning they can be easily collected.

Slug eggs can be found under stones and in a heap of grass. White balls, similar to fertilizers, can be immediately destroyed.