INSECT CONTROL RECIPE
Slugs
A shallow beer trap draws slugs in with yeasty fermentation and drowns them overnight — one of the most reliable low-tech remedies for a damp garden.
Prep: 5 minutes
Yields: 1 trap
Organic-friendly
Ingredients
1 shallow container (tuna can or yogurt cup)
Enough cheap beer to fill it halfway
Instructions
1
Dig a small hole in the garden bed and sink the container so its rim sits level with the soil.
2
Fill the container about halfway with beer.
3
Set the trap out in the evening, when slugs are most active.
4
Empty, rinse, and refill every couple of days for best results.
Tip: Sink the container so its rim sits at soil level — slugs need to be able to crawl in easily, and a raised lip will just get climbed over.
