How to Kill Caterpillars & Slugs Naturally

Caterpillars and slugs can destroy an entire garden.

Caterpillars and slugs are common garden pests that can destroy your plants. Caterpillars consume the foliage and fruit of most plant species, as do slugs. There are chemical pesticides you can apply to your plants to kill caterpillars and slugs, but these chemicals are not ideal for use on edible plants. Killing these pests naturally is quite simple.

Things You'll Need

• Flour
• Dry dog food
• Paper plates

Instructions

1. Take a bag of flour out to the garden in the early morning.

2. Sprinkle a handful of flour on any caterpillars you see. The flour will dry up the pests and kill them.

3. Go back out to the garden at dusk and repeat the search for caterpillars. Sprinkle the flour on any others you find.

4. Pour 1/2 cup of dry dog food on paper plates and scatter them throughout the garden. The dog food draws slugs. Leave the paper plates out overnight. In the morning, sprinkle a handful of flour on the slugs you find in the paper plate to dry up the slugs and kill them.

5. Throw away the paper plate, slugs and all.

References

• Government of South Wales: Organic Pest Control in the Garden
• How to Kill Snails and Slugs