It still is around here. Maybe it's just sold out because of all the rain? Last time I purchased K-Mart's generic brand for much cheaper than Sluggo. Seems to be working about the same for me. Think it was the K-Gro brand slug and snail killer. It came in a bag instead of the nice container that Sluggo comes in. No problem, I just poured the bag into the nice Sluggo container and sprinkled away.

A link about iron phosphate slug bait.

Here is a link that might be useful: Iron Phosphate Slug Bait - How Dangerous is it in the Garden? by Bill Meyer

I don't know about the availability of Sluggo. I use a product that is organic called Earth Tone Slug and Snail (as in Holly Tone, Rose Tone, etc) They have a whole line of organic products. It works too.

It is distributed by a company called Espoma.

Here is their webpage.

Here is a link that might be useful: Espoma

i would ask if you had a computer.. and a mail box... but the answer probably goes without saying...

its available everywhere .. inline

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: link

There is also a product called Worry Free slug bait.Also great around pets. Judy

Sluggo is more commonly found at garden centers than big box stores. Try a nursery.

Bonide also makes a product with the same active ingredient: 1% Iron Phosphate. Slug Magic is the produt name.

Iron phosphate based slug killer is sold by other brands besides Sluggo. Look for Ortho Ecosense at Ace and other hardware stores. Home Depot carries Dr. Ts' Slug bait. and Espoma is another brand carried at many box stores.

But Ken is right, the easiest source is to let your fingers do the walking on the internet.

I have to make a comment about the Bill Mayer article. Although he does raise a valid point, he forgot to mention that even TABLE SALT ingested in large quantity can be fatal.

If your dog gets into the slug bait bag and eats it like dog food, yes there is going to be a consequence, but a few pellets sprinkled around a hosta is not likely to kill or make sick much more than very small creatures.... hopefully slugs, and unfortunately yes earthworms are also at risk....

For that matter 10% ammonia solution is hardly a safe alternative either....

Lets just keep things in perspective, ounce per ounce iron phosphate bait is by far a safer pesticide than metaldyhyde.

I just bought a 1# canister of Ortho Ecosense for about $6 to give a try, since Sluggo is nowhere to be found. Same ingredients, so I figure it should work the same. I need to deplete the slug population in my yard, though I find the leopard slugs kinda cool, I don't like their cousins the little brown (expletive word) munching on my plants. I never see the leopards on the plants, just the brown ones.

Karen

Karen,

you need to apply the Sluggo type bait about every 2 weeks in the Spring and Fall. That is because there are always eggs hatching new slugs until the population is severely depleted.

it does not take much bait per plant unless they are severely infected and all the baits gets eaten up quick. With Sluggo in the plastic bottle, it comes with a shaker lid. I just give one good shake to each plant. That is about a dozen or so pellets, and it has worked well for me. You just have to reapply twice a month.

Karen,

you need to apply the Sluggo type bait about every 2 weeks in the Spring and Fall. That is because there are always eggs hatching new slugs until the population is severely depleted. In the heat and dry of summer, they go dormant.

it does not take much bait per plant unless they are severely infested and all the baits gets eaten up quick. With Sluggo in the plastic bottle, it comes with a shaker lid. I just give one good shake to each plant. That is about a dozen or so pellets, and it has worked well for me. You just have to reapply twice a month.

Ok, I'll sprinkle the stuff twice a month for the rest of the season, even when we get into our dry spell, because I know they'll come out after I water. Slugs are terrible around here, there's lots of shade and places for them to hide. Thanks!

Karen