Are slugs an integral part of the vermicompost cycle? I ask because I
always find them in there, from huge mammas to tiny babies. Also, do their
eggs look like opaque tiny spheres?
Thanks!
Shari
Yes you got slug eggs!!!!!!!. no,,,,, they are not part of the
vermicompost cycle
Are slugs an integral part of the vermicompost cycle? I ask because I
always find them in there, from huge mammas to tiny babies. Also, do their
eggs look like opaque tiny spheres?
Thanks!
Shari
worm cycle- as in reproduction, growth, nutrient cycling, etc.>>>>>>> my
connotation
Behalf Of The Whites
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 7:16 AM
To: OGL@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: Slugs in the Worm Bin
Sorry, but what is the vermicompost cycle?
Slug eggs look like white BBs or white shot (from shotgun shells) or
Osmocote. Margaret L
Sorry, but what is the vermicompost cycle?
If one sees slugs in the compost bin, should he or she try to remove them?
Not that it would do much good I guess.
their
their
> eggs look like opaque tiny spheres?
I vermicompost. Slugs are generally not present during the winter when the
bin is indoors. Summer time however, is a different story. During the
summer I keep the bin outdoors, next to my vegetable patch. There is
nothing wrong with having slugs in your vermicompost, HOWEVER, in the summer
I am more careful in sifting through the compost when I need to prepare a
planter. I put a pair of surgical gloves on and I go through the
vermicompost with my hands. Another reason why I do this is to make sure
that I don't accidentally snag any worm eggs in the process. I try to throw
them back into the bin as I inspect the vermicompost.
As far as what slug eggs look like? I have no clue :(... but I'm certain
that it is something that you can easily find online.
Raven
If you are destroying slug eggs make sure you don't
get worm eggs instead! The worm eggs I have seen are
brown, not white; don't know how they compare in size
to slug eggs.
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Reference librarian and handspinner
Weeder, Librarians' Index to the Internet
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they are oval/oblong and usually separate from one another... slug eggs are
grouped together,bigger, kinda clear, and spherical.
The worm eggs I have seen are
brown, not white; don't know how they compare in size
to slug eggs.
The Whites wrote:
> Sorry, but what is the vermicompost cycle?
> If one sees slugs in the compost bin, should he or she try to remove them?
> Not that it would do much good I guess.
Leslie
I don't think it has occurred to anybody to tell you the vermicompost
cycle is what goes on in special worm bins, not what happens in an
ordinary compost bin. I often find snails or slugs sheltering in my
compost bins in winter and usually try to destroy the ones I see, not
that they will do any harm there, but rather so they wont later go back
to my garden beds.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan,
Wainuiomata, North Island, NZ, "two and a bit" islands surrounded
by water in all directions - 5000 miles to Chile to the east,
Australia 1500 miles NW, South Africa 6000 miles to the west.
