DIY Beer Trap: An Effective Solution to Get Rid of Snails and Slugs

Hello everyone, I'm going to show you how to make a DIY beer trap to eliminate those troublesome snails and slugs that can wreak havoc in our backyards. If you've ever experienced the frustration of seeing your newly planted seedlings vanish overnight, it's likely because of these garden pests.

Snails and slugs feed on both dead and live leaves, making it easy to identify if you have a snail or slug problem. Just take a look under your plants and around your garden, and you'll find them. While there are methods like using crushed eggshells to deter these creatures, they may not completely solve the problem. That's where the beer trap comes in.

To create your own beer trap, you'll need a few simple items. Start by getting hold of a cup; I recommend using a clear plastic cup so you can easily see the insects inside. Next, you'll need some oil. Used cooking oil works fine. Put a dab of oil on a paper towel and coat the inside of the cup with it. This will prevent the snails and slugs from climbing out.

The crucial ingredient for the beer trap is, of course, beer. Even old or stale beer will work. Dig a hole in the ground, ensuring that the cup sits about an inch above the soil. Place the cup in the hole and cover the sides with soil. Open the beer bottle and pour it directly into the cup. This creates the beer trap.

However, if you don't have beer available, you can use active dry yeast to create a similar trap. After coating the inside of the cup with oil, add active dry yeast and some sugar to activate it. Then, add warm water to the cup, and your yeast trap is ready. Just like with the beer trap, bury the cup in a hole so that it sits about an inch above the soil, and cover the sides with soil.

Both the beer and yeast traps work by attracting snails and slugs to the fermentation process. As they are lured in, they will find their way to the trap and enter it. The oil coating inside the cup ensures they slip into the trap and can't escape.

After trying out these traps for three days, I found a significant number of snails caught in each trap. It seems that they are working well to eliminate snails from the garden. On average, I caught around five to six snails in each trap.

I hope you found this video informative and helpful in your battle against snails and slugs. Give the beer or yeast trap a try, and you'll likely see a noticeable reduction in these garden pests.