Are slugs harmful to humans?

Maybe many city people don’t know about slugs, but if you live in the countryside for a long time, you can often see slugs in vegetable fields. This is a mollusk, and there is often snot-like mucus on the surface of this worm, hence the name. Some people feel very disgusted after seeing slugs, so is this worm harmful to the human body?

Are slugs harmful to humans?

The harm of slugs:

1. Slugs feed on grape leaves and make holes in them, or eat the fruits as a side dish, which affects the commercial value. They are harmful animals with complex feeding habits and large appetite. If you encounter one, sprinkle salt or sugar on the slug. After a few minutes, it will die due to severe dehydration.

2. The giant pink slug, which has no natural enemies and only exists on extinct volcanoes in New South Wales, Australia, can grow up to 20 cm in length. However, this creature is increasingly threatened by global warming and may become extinct due to high temperatures in the mountains.

How to repel slugs:

1. Sprinkle ginger powder in places where slugs are present. Slugs are very sensitive to the smell of ginger and will go away.

2. Sprinkle salt on the places where slugs appear or on the bodies of slugs. Because slugs have a high water content, they will die without water. Salt has a dehydrating effect. When sprinkled on slugs, the water in the slugs' bodies will be dehydrated.

3. Sprinkle aluminum sulfate in areas where slugs are present. Aluminum sulfate is also effective against other mollusks.

4. Use rice bran or soybean cake and add 2% calcium arsenate or aluminum arsenate to make poison bait to kill insects. To disinfect outdoor drains, sewers and other places, 6% of Methazepam can be used.

Uses of slugs:

Slugs, also known as slugs and centipedes, are a type of mollusk that is very similar to snails, but without shells. Their bodies are covered with mucus, which people think is venomous. In fact, this is wrong; slugs are non-toxic.

1. The nutritional value of slugs is the same as that of edible snails. The meat is tender and contains more than 20 kinds of amino acids, more than 10 kinds of trace elements, and rich snail enzymes, SOD, etc. It has a high protein content and low fat content. It is a delicious food.

2. Crush the slug alive and apply it to the centipede bite, which can have a therapeutic effect.

3. Mash a large slug into a paste, add three parts of borneol and half a penny of rouge, and apply it to the affected area. Before applying the medicine. It is better to use water boiled with stone sedge for fumigation and washing. Treat hemorrhoidal heat, swelling and pain.

4. Use ten slugs, dry them on tiles, grind them into powder, mix them with oil and apply them to the affected area to treat ulcers on the feet and shins.