28-04-2004, 09:04 PM
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[IBC] Beer is the Answer: Was [IBC] SLUGS!
In article ,
(Michael Persiano) wrote:
Leslies:
Open cans of beer with a can opener and insert them into the ground such that
they are flush with the surface or turf. Slugs, apparently, like to indulge
to the point of self- destruction.
Cordially,
Beer works great. The idea is they're attracted to the smell, and
slither in, only to drown unable to get out again. It's not a very
pretty thing, a pint of beer, hot from the sun, with a dozen dead slugs
in it, but it works. One thing to do, if you have rain in the season
where you are, is to put a little piece of wood or something propped up
on one side over the top of the cup or whatever holding the beer so rain
doesn't dilute it.
Another great thing is COPPER. Slugs will not slither over copper. They
sell copper slug tape, but a cheaper way to go is to by some length of
copper wire from the hardware store, bigger gauge the better, and
encircle things you want to protect with it.
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