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I found this tiny 1cm long slug in my houseplant. What is it? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by toaster to c/whatsthisbug@lemmy.ml

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And importantly, is it a harmful one that should be separated from my Ficus?

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[–] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's a tiny 1cm long slug. You guessed correctly.

Slugs eat plants. Chuck it outside.

And clean your plant, there could be more, or worse, eggs. You might want to repot it in fresh soil too.

[–] toaster 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

From a search online, I think it's a meadow slug. I appreciate the info, I'll repot it when I get a chance. Any way to get rid of them in the meantime?

[–] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Pick the slugs off off and throw them outside, or into a cup with some beer in it if you want to personally kill them.

Wipe the plant down with some neem oil to debug anything else that may have hitched a ride.

[–] Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You bugged me with "debug"

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Pick em out…