Jbo, I posted a reply to a similar problem a few days ago. What I have done successfully with pests of any kind in my plants is to take a 5 gallon bucket (if the plant is small enough) and sit the plant down in it. Then I fill the bucket up with room temp water (I use well water) until it is over the top of the soil. Then I leave the plant there for about an hour or so, long enough to drown the critters, then I take it out of the bucket and put it in the bathtub or shower (or on the deck, porch, or where ever you don�t mind the water) to drain well. So far that has kept ants, slugs, and any other critters that might have hitched a ride on my tropicals while I have them outside. Makes bringing them in at the end of summer much easier!