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What are these clear slug looking things in my pond?
I have a small back yard pond, I was getting it prepared for the summer (take the heater out, start the pump) when I saw these clear slug looking things all over the heater power cord. They're now on the pump power cord and pipes. They're a pain in my neck (and nasty). What are these? Slugs? Snails? Something else? I tried google but couldn't for the life of me find anything else on the subject.
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i reacon these are simply snail eggs!!!! they like to lay them on hot things, and often found on the underside of leaves on pond plants too. 
Voted as best: folkrockfan, emmylou
Without a photo I can't be sure but it does sound like slugs. There are several commercial metaldehyde baits available but I have found that simple beer, yes beer, in a shallow pan is much more effective way to kill them, and even if non-target animals or bugs come in contact with it, like a bird bathing in it, it's harmless.
It's important to also eliminate the harborage by cleaning up leaf litter and reducing unwanted vegetation around your pond. It sounds like you're already doing that.
It's important to also eliminate the harborage by cleaning up leaf litter and reducing unwanted vegetation around your pond. It sounds like you're already doing that.
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20 years of urban pest management experience
20 years of urban pest management experience
voted helpful: interzone
Voted as best: williamwaco
Without good photos and knowing where in the world you live one can only guess. (Any sort of wildlife question needs photo's or very detailed description and geographic information!) But, if you say it looks like a clear slug, a clear slug is a likely enough possibility. Why not look at some site with a lot of photo's of slugs?
One clear slug common in some areas is the Hedgehog Slug, which is an invasive species from Europe. Native slugs are good for the soil and play their role in the balance of nature. However, invasive species are almost always pests.
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/slugs/arionintermedius.jpg
If you don't like your slugs one way to discourage them is to water your garden in the morning as opposed to in the evening. The idea is that the garden will have dried out before the slugs wake up and become active.
Slugs like beer. So do I. But no one, fortunately, puts out big swimming pools full of beer where I might fall in and drown. People do put out jars of beer to attract and kill slugs. I don't know if that counts as humane or not. There are certainly worse ways to die than drowning in beer.
One clear slug common in some areas is the Hedgehog Slug, which is an invasive species from Europe. Native slugs are good for the soil and play their role in the balance of nature. However, invasive species are almost always pests.
If you don't like your slugs one way to discourage them is to water your garden in the morning as opposed to in the evening. The idea is that the garden will have dried out before the slugs wake up and become active.
Slugs like beer. So do I. But no one, fortunately, puts out big swimming pools full of beer where I might fall in and drown. People do put out jars of beer to attract and kill slugs. I don't know if that counts as humane or not. There are certainly worse ways to die than drowning in beer.
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http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/slugs/slugs.html
http://www.eartheasy.com/grow_nat_slug_cntrl.htm
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/slugs.html
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/slugs/slugs.html
http://www.eartheasy.com/grow_nat_slug_cntrl.htm
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/slugs.html
voted helpful: interzone
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