As reported by KGW-8 (Portland, Oregon), OAN member Christmas tree grower Kirk International Inc. has come up with a novel way to remove hitchhiking slugs from its trees — hot showers. This allows the trees to be shipped to a number of overseas markets that have strict rules about invasive species — places like Hawaii, Guam and Malaysia. Right now, the grower is processing 3,000 to 4,000 trees per day, and so far? No slugs. This could save the company considerable money — perhaps $75,000 per shipping season. Read on for more.