Gardening magazines, even books, abound with a myriad of tricks to fool the ever-present slimy slug.
Some methods work better than others if they work at all.
Sometimes the most effective method is the tried and true. Whether brown, gray, European, leopard, banana or pear, the names sound exotic until you find their voracious appetites have made a meal of your dinner. The leopard slug is easily identified by the black spots on its brown body. The banana slug, as its name implies, is more yellow in color. The brown garden snail may take from four months to two years to mature, depending on the abundance of moisture and food.