"Slug-o-matic"

empty 2-liter plastic bottle
stapler
slug bait

Cut the top 3rd of the bottle off. Drop a spoonful of bait into the
bottom of the bottle. Push the top portion of the bottle (inverted)
into the bottom and secure with 3 or 4 staples.

Use the trap for several weeks, then toss it out. The bait is
protected from rain and pets. This trap has proven to work better
than messy beer traps or spreading the slug bait onto the ground.

From: Phisherman


"Slug-o-matic"

empty 2-liter plastic bottle
stapler
slug bait

Cut the top 3rd of the bottle off. Drop a spoonful of bait into the
bottom of the bottle. Push the top portion of the bottle (inverted)
into the bottom and secure with 3 or 4 staples.

Use the trap for several weeks, then toss it out. The bait is
protected from rain and pets. This trap has proven to work better
than messy beer traps or spreading the slug bait onto the ground.

Ok sounds great, but how is the bait protected from the rain? Sounds like a
2-liter funnel.

On 30 Jan 2004 02:09:18 GMT, (HA HA Budys Here)
wrote:

From: Phisherman


"Slug-o-matic"

empty 2-liter plastic bottle
stapler
slug bait

Cut the top 3rd of the bottle off. Drop a spoonful of bait into the
bottom of the bottle. Push the top portion of the bottle (inverted)
into the bottom and secure with 3 or 4 staples.

Use the trap for several weeks, then toss it out. The bait is
protected from rain and pets. This trap has proven to work better
than messy beer traps or spreading the slug bait onto the ground.

Ok sounds great, but how is the bait protected from the rain? Sounds like a
2-liter funnel.

The picture shows to lay the trap on its side.
_________
| \ )
| o )
|_/___bait_ )

You could also slighly tip the bottom of the liter bottle up.

Phisherman wrote:

On 30 Jan 2004 02:09:18 GMT, (HA HA Budys Here)
wrote:

From: Phisherman


"Slug-o-matic"

empty 2-liter plastic bottle
stapler
slug bait

Cut the top 3rd of the bottle off. Drop a spoonful of bait into the
bottom of the bottle. Push the top portion of the bottle (inverted)
into the bottom and secure with 3 or 4 staples.

Use the trap for several weeks, then toss it out. The bait is
protected from rain and pets. This trap has proven to work better
than messy beer traps or spreading the slug bait onto the ground.

Ok sounds great, but how is the bait protected from the rain? Sounds like a
2-liter funnel.

The picture shows to lay the trap on its side.
___________
| \ )
| o )
|_/___bait_ )

You could also slighly tip the bottom of the liter bottle up.

And, of course, you'd want to secure it somehow so that it doesn't
roll around. Sounds like a good idea.

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and I was having trouble with them.
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 00:56:27 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

"Slug-o-matic"

empty 2-liter plastic bottle
stapler
slug bait

Cut the top 3rd of the bottle off. Drop a spoonful of bait into the
bottom of the bottle. Push the top portion of the bottle (inverted)
into the bottom and secure with 3 or 4 staples.

Use the trap for several weeks, then toss it out. The bait is
protected from rain and pets. This trap has proven to work better
than messy beer traps or spreading the slug bait onto the ground.

Xref: kermit rec.gardens:263749


I've made a similar trap, inverted and sealed with hot melt adhesive instead
of glue as a yellow jacket trap.
Little bit of wine and sugar and water as bait. What is interesting is that
when insects are trapped and die and start to smell, trap attracts fllies
which add to mix. None of my home made yellow jacket traps work as well as
the engineered commercial ones but instead of disposing you can refill with
wine/sugar bait.
Frank