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Slugs

How to recognise it

Large holes and slime trails.

What helps

Hand-pick in the evening, use slug collars or fences, water in the morning; ducks and hedgehogs help.

Often a care issue is behind it (watering, light, placement) – the care check in the app helps narrow it down.

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Typical organisms: Arion vulgaris, Deroceras reticulatum, Arion rufus, Limax maximus

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