Oh, people still use beer traps around here. I used to, but they have to be managed, too, which got to be a pain in the butt. There are some things you can't raise at all around here without some form of good slug control and delphiniums are one. It was like a fisherman's worm being attacked by ants. In that particular case, beer traps were not effective because they went for the delphiniums over the beer. I've tried cut pieces of copper wire, also. That worked to a degree, but they still found a way. With this Sluggo stuff, it's just one easy application early in the season and then a reapplication when I start to see evidence of them again. But the important thing I've determined is, if I can kill off that initial population surge early, there are less slugs to deal with all summer long.
I like to use a soda pop can for size reference if I have one handy.
