On 14/5/07 18:51, in article
, "John Nolan"
wrote:

We are having a really bad Spring here what with devastation of fruit trees,
by mth caterpillars, we also have more slug damage than ever before.
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I am hoping to find something that actually attracts slugs, so I could put
it under a shelter from the rain.

Doesn't bran put a halt in their gallop? Copper rings round isolated plants
work well, too. You could use copper wire from a plumbing supplier but coil
it round to two or three thicknesses.

Then again, there the possibility of beer ! The slugs get drunk. This may be
attract slugs from some distance away.

But, a common factor re. fruit and slug devastation seems to be a dearth of
the right sorts of birds.

I should be grateful for any helpful thoughts.

Put up lots of bird feeding stations and encourage toads and frogs into your
garden by having a small pond.
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