Getting rid of slugs from your garden is no easy task, and these guys can do a lot of damage.  They're hard to spot during the day and tend to come out at night when the moisture and dew make it easier for them to move around.  Slugs have been a problem for gardens forever, and there are many different ways to trap, get rid of, or kill these pests before they do too much damage to your garden.  Depending on where you are the variety of slug may differ - you may not have to deal with the tropical banana slug, for example, but if you have a home garden and are growing your own crops, chances are that at some point you will have to deal with these critters.  If you want to learn the various classic ways of dealing with these pests, just read on.  From trapping to prevention to home made slug traps, there are many different ways to learn how to get rid of garden slugs, and so read on if you want to learn more!

Believe it or not, if you have a slug problem in your garden that you want to get rid of, then beer is your friend. Beer is good for more than just tail gating and putting the stress of a long day behind you, but beer is also like a siren's call to slugs. The yeasty smell and flavor are irresistable to slugs, but slugs can't swim. This turns them into lemmings going off a cliff.

There are several ways to use this information in order to deal with slugs. If you don't have to worry about little kids running around or a cat or dog from getting into it, then having a tub that is half full of beer could be enough. That will be enough to attract the slugs into the beer, but if the tub is half full they won't be able to make their way out. This slug trap is a natural and easy way to cause the slugs to drown - most of which will find their way into the trap at night.

There are many other ways to use beer to kill garden slugs. One popular version of the beer slug trap is to use a plastic two liter bottle, cutting the top third off to look like a funnel, then turning it around and attaching it with glue or tape.  Fill it half way with beer and slugs can crawl in, but can't swim out.  An actual funnel and a tin can work just as well if they fit together right.

No matter which way you choose to go, beer remains one of the most popular ways to kill slugs naturally.

Slugs are mollusks that generally have a very tiny shell or no shell at all.  Most slugs are generally harmless and really not much of an issue to people, but there are some slugs that tend to be pests to agricultural crops, and these slugs - often generally grouped together as "garden slugs," can do a number on some crops.

These are less of a problem in drier climates, since slugs need moisture to move around, which is also why these creatures are easier to capture or get a hold of at night.  Generally speaking, most slugs are never going to run afoul of people and it's only the ones that go to town on a garden that are going to cause problems.  There are multiple ways to get rid of these guys, and because of that they're not the same level of concern as other garden pests can be like grasshoppers or locusts.

Probably one of the best known slugs is the banana slug, which is a very large slug that is most commonly known for being yellow or green. The banana slug is actually the second largest slug in the world, and the name is more about the color of the more common slugs, not an actual pigeonhole on location. Banana slugs can be green, brown, or white (although bright yellow is the most common color), and they live on many different continents and not just the tropics. The largest banana slugs can grow up to 30 cm.

Banana slugs are known for being bright yellow and large, and these guys can do a number as a garden pest on a whole range of crops. While not an issue in drier or more arid climates, in wet climates these little guys can thrive.

Aside from beer, which is the siren's call to all slugs to basically come and drown, salt and caffiene can also be used to short circuit these pests and control booming populations into more manageable groups. While these slugs may be continuing to make occasionally appearances in pop culture, a devout gardener isn't going to be very star struck with these garden pests any time soon.

From eating the crops to dragging slime across decorative garden plaques, they're not going to find a lot of fans among gardeners anywhere!