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Snails and slugs are common pests that feed on hibiscus flowers and leaves. They hide under fallen leaves or low-growing plants during the day, and come out at night to feed on plants and blooms. They are worse just after rain or after watering with sprinklers. We always avoided placing chemical snail baits around our hibiscus due to our cats and dogs who are attracted to the baits. However, now there is a new type of bait that is natural, organic, and still very effective at ridding your yard of snails and slugs. The active ingredient is iron phosphate, a combination of iron and phosphorus which are both ingredients in fertilizer and which provide extra plant food to the soil as they break down either before or after being eaten by the snails and slugs. Highly effective, and highly recommended - even for vegetable gardens! (Also see Sluggo Plus which is great if you have problems with snails and crawling insects such as pillbugs).
Most snail and slug infestations can be controlled in hibiscus gardens with 2-3 yearly applications of Sluggo. The wetter the weather and your garden are, the more effective Sluggo will be.
Sluggo Plus |
We have two Sluggo products available:
- Sluggo in a 10 lb Jug: Pure Sluggo, will treat a large yard or garden 2-4 times.
- Sluggo Plus in a 2.5 lb Jug: Sluggo with added spinosad for added control of earwigs, cutworms, sowbugs, pillbugs, and possibly thrips. Will treat a small yard or garden 2-4 times.
Both products are safe for: vegetables, fruit trees, citrus, berries, ornamentals, shrubs, flowers, trees, lawns, gardens, and greenhouses.
Order Sluggo Organic Snail & Slug Bait:
For more information about each specific hibiscus pest, or to diagnose your pest problem, go to our Hibiscus Pests Care Pages.
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