I have an alottment and holding pitch battles with slugs

I can only say I've tried it this year for the first time and so far so good - despite the awfully wet weather. If only it did for snails too!

It worked for me when I used it 2 years ago on the allotment. Not used it since as slugs have never been a problem since then.

However, a few other people on here have tried it and it didn't work for them they say.

So I think your answer will eventually be yes and no.

We tried it an it didn't work but as SG says it worked for him... I was on the phone to a friend who is a professional garden designer yesterday evening and her view is that nemaslug doesn't work but I think folk simply have to try it and see.

It's expensive.

I answered this on the newer question. Didn't work for me either. It is, as Bulbaholic says, a bit too expensive for most people to just try it and see, MG.

The area I covered was about 60 square yards, 9 x 15 foot by 4 foot beds, which I did twice at 6 week intervals, and looking at todays prices that works out about £35. The pack says it will do 100 sq yards

For smaller areas, It works out at £18 for the same.

When you think about how much slug pellets cost and that you constantly have to reapply them then the costs Scrmpyg. are suggesting don't seem unreasonable

I dare say postage will add a little bit.
The biggest problem, and really I can't understand why, is that prior to use it needs to be kept in the fridge.
Never forget the look of horror on the wifes face when she spotted it next to the butter and milk :)

I think it would be OK pricewise if they worked but they didn't for me nor a couple of friends who also have pets and tried them for that reason. I applied last year the 3 recommended treatments, total inc. p&p - £60. I only did one area where Rosie snuffles round. My previous dog, Ed was safe with pellets, he only liked fillet steak and lobster. In his day the pellets cost about £3 for the summer,(Poundland) and worked. Beer traps also work well so I'm using them now.

The reason they are kept in the fridge SG is to keep them dormant until they get into the ground.

So what would happen is they wren't kept in the fridge Sarraceniac?

They would become viable before you got them in the soil and then die. They are a primitive living organism that start 'coming alive' at 5ºC.

I had this tip once. I have tried it & I think it works because we haven't been bothered with slugs too much this year.
Scatter cat litter around the plants. Molluscs don't like getting on it because it dries them up! You can get it pretty cheaply too if you look around.

I think my attempt at a little humour in my comment about the fridge didn't come over as I thought it may.
I know why it has to be kept in the fridge, I was really referring to the wife who for some reason didn't want them in there.

Oh I understood the humour just wasn't sure why you had to keep them chilled. That might have been our problem then - we ordered from Garden Organic it took them longer to deliver than we had expected and they arrived when we were away for a long weekend. Perhaps we should give them another try...