Snails & Slugs
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Snails & Slugs
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Snail Topside of Plumeria Leaf |
Snail Plumeria Stem |
Slug Topside of Plumeria Leaf |
Snail Underside of Plumeria Leaf |
| Snails & Slugs: night-feeding, soft-bodied, shell-less
slugs and shelled snails leave slime trails and eat ragged holes in plumeria
leaves, which then appear burned looking. They are most active during
the wet seasons, and hibernate in the topsoil during dry seasons.
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How to Control Snails & Slugs Note: Slug & snail damage to Plumerias
is very mild.
1. Keep the growing area clean and free
of fallen leaves.
2. Hand pick the gross things off ! 3. Use any kind of Slug traps. 4. Insecticides : Bug-B-Gon
Multi-Purpose Garden Dust
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Plumeria 101 / Michael Anders