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Insects Eating Hostas: Slug Control

Slugs are the primary pests on hostas. They hide in cool, dark shade under hostas by day, emerging at night to chew holes in leaves. The safest control is diatomaceous earth—an abrasive powder too sharp for their soft bodies. Sprinkle around hostas; damage stops immediately. Avoid inhaling or letting pets inhale the dust.

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