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Re: Slug Control

Ron:

I have had a copper foil strip, about one inch wide, around the trunk of my
fruit trees for some years. Works fine. The electrical shocking action
requires only a touch by the slug, provided both the slug and the copper
have a return circuit through the trunk or the ground.

Peter Worsley

>This may be a bit off the general topic of Mediterranean Plants, but
>in researching various methods of controlling slugs that were
>attacking some of our seedling flowers (varieties of sunflowers), I
>came across a suggestion to use copper flashing (the kind used in
>roofing) to fashion a barrier that when laid on the ground would
>deter slugs from crossing it.  I didn't have any flashing lying
>around, but I did have some 1/4 inch copper tubing left over from a
>project and I cut some short sections of that to make rings to put
>around the recently sprouted seedlings.
>
>The copper rings seemed to be working to deter the slugs, but I got
>the chance to observe the effect directly when I discovered a large
>slug crawling across a paved area. I took a ring of copper tubing and
>placed it around the slug.  It made an effective slug corral, which
>leads me to believe that if copper will contain slugs, it will also
>keep them out.  What I'd be interested in knowing is whether anyone
>has tried bare copper wire (10 or 12 gauge) instead of flashing or
>tubing.  Would this be big enough to work?  It would be even easier
>to handle than flashing or tubing.
>
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