Do slugs prefer lettuce, hostas or nettles more?

Question

i'm doing a bio experiment where i have to measure the preference of leaves for slugs and i REALLY need help. if anyone has a site they can send, it would be a reeeeally big help. please please help.

Answer 1

Slugs like all these leaves.  you find hundreds of sites affirming this fact. Here an example for each :

"Protecting against soil pests, slugs and birds is important to knowing how to grow lettuce successfully."

http://www.vegetable-garden-guide.com/ho...

"Slugs are nocturnal foragers and are the most common pest of hostas"

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/12...

"Garden snails are said to like nettles"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/feat...

But there is no publication about what they like most. That should depend on freshness, youth and reachability of the plants.