How to keep bugs from eating my summer Hostas?

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Janet Pizaro on Mar 20, 2018

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/hosta/hosta-pest-control.htm

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DebM on Mar 20, 2018

My biggest problem pest around my hostas is slugs and snails. Spreading a thin layer of oyster shell around my shade garden and then laying out pennies or copper mesh around the hostas themselves works pretty well. The slug and snail baits really don't work for me at all. Good luck!

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Ann|The Apple Street Cottage on Mar 20, 2018

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/hosta/hosta-pest-control.htmThis article talks about common hosta pests and how to get rid of them.

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Con22288727 on Mar 20, 2018

May be slugs.I put egg crumbled shells and slug bait around mine

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