Dolly Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I was thinking about trying Nematodes to help reduce our slug population, mainly because we've had a real problem with tapeworms in our girls, which I understand slugs can be a cause of. Has anyone used them successfully before and are they safe to use with the hens? I don't really know much about them but the details say they're okay to use with pets, however I assume they mean dogs and cats etc that don't eat slugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisonFamily Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 We have used nematodes for a while on our raised beds and you can notice the difference in fewer slugs, Our chickens have free ranged and survived so hopefully they are ok..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Nematodes are parasites that are supposed to be species specific so shouldn't be harmful to anything that then eats the slugs I think the slug one is a worm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...