Slug and Snail Control

Slugs and snails are persistent garden and landscape pests that thrive in moist, shaded environments and can cause significant damage to seedlings, ornamentals, vegetables, and groundcovers. Effective control begins with understanding their biology and behavior—and choosing tools that work with natural systems rather than against them.

Our approach integrates monitoring, trapping, habitat awareness, and targeted controls to reduce populations steadily over time without relying on broad-spectrum poisons.

We offer a range of child- and pet-safe traps and baits, including the Snailer® and Slug Saloon®, which attract slugs and snails using food-grade ingredients and physically remove them from the system. For larger areas or heavy pressure, options such as biological control with predatory decollate snails can be incorporated as part of a long-term strategy (when supplies are available).

Slug and snail control is most successful when viewed as a management program rather than a one-time fix. With proper placement, regular monitoring, and the right tools, populations decline steadily while gardens remain safe, productive, and ecologically balanced.

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Slug Saloon - Slug Trap

from $11.00

The Slug Saloon provides effective, chemical-free slug control using a malted barley bait that attracts slugs into the trap where they are eliminated naturally. Place one Saloon every 10 square feet in problem areas, either on the soil surface or sunk into the ground. Built from tough, weather-resistant polyethylene, the Slug Saloon is suitable for use anywhere slugs are a problem, including vegetable and flower gardens.

The Snailer - Snail (and Slug) Trap

from $10.00

The Snailer is a safe, durable, trap for controlling snails (and slugs) in gardens and lawns. Using a non-toxic, malt-based or dough-based bait, it attracts pests into the trap where they cannot escape. Child, pet, and environmentally safe.

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Decollate Snail

from $10.00

Decollate Snails (Rumina decollata) – Biological Control for Garden Snails

Decollate snails (Rumina decollata) are a beneficial predatory snail used for long-term biological control of brown garden snails (Helix aspersa). These predators feed on snail eggs and small to medium-sized pest snails, helping reduce populations naturally without chemicals. Decollate snails have distinctive conical shells and remain ground-dwelling—they do not climb plants, trees, or structures.

Ideal for landscaped areas, orchards, and irrigated groundcovers, decollate snails establish slowly but provide sustained, ecological control once established. They are most active at night and after rain, hiding in mulch and leaf litter during the day. Decollates do not typically attack slugs and are compatible with IPM programs when metaldehyde baits are avoided. Iron phosphate baits may be used only in open, non-mulched areas away from release sites.

Available in units for home gardens or larger releases for orchards. Restricted to approved counties in California.

DIY BAIT: Recent scientific research has highlighted an exciting new tool in slug and snail management: fermenting bread dough made from simple ingredients like flour, water, and yeast. Researchers from Oregon State University and partner institutions found that this bread dough formulation is a highly attractive lure for a wide range of pest gastropods in both laboratory and field trials.