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

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by toaster@slrpnk.net 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 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 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 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago

You bugged me with "debug"