| weezle1, I don't think the toothpicks (I use bamboo skewers) work against slugs. Look below for home-made slug bait and traps. An alternative to toothpicks, in link below, scroll down to Digdirt's solution: cornmeal baili, scroll down to my entry in the link for how the toothpicks work (Gardenlad's explanation). ===== Materials for home-made slug bait and container: Wheat Flour: all-purpose or bread flour
Water
Gallon jugs w/handle, empty, & clean (like milk and water jugs)
Bucket
A two-inch-wide piece of wood (like a section of shingle), or kitchen utensil, for stirring. In a bucket, mix flour and cold water, to get a slurry. Let stand. How much depends on how many traps you plan on setting. Prepare the gallon container:
With scissors (not a mat knife!), cut an opening opposite the handle, half-way up the container, leaving the bottom half of container intact for the liquid contents. The cut opening is for the slugs to get into the container. Pour an inch or two of flour slurry into each jug and leave the jugs where needed in your garden. Not pretty but effective. The slugs can't resist the bait and crawl onto/into the jug and drown themselves. Some slugs are shy and need a little push for the dive. I've caught hundreds of slugs this way, but there are thousands more. Cover jugs' top opening to prevent rain from diluting the bait. Plastic wrap+elastic band works if the caps got lost. | 
