Slugs and Copper

From: Don Burns donburns at macconnect.com> on 1999.10.18 at 00:17:38(3763) This is an interesting phenomena. Does anyone have an explanation for the slugs' eschewing copper? Could there be some electrolytic action going on and the slugs don't like the tingle? Don +More Don Burns Fort Lauderdale FL USA Zone 10b

From: einsteiN On The Beach hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 1999.10.18 at 00:46:29(3765) At 07:17 PM 10/17/99 -0500, Don Burns wrote: >This is an interesting phenomena. Does anyone have an explanation for the >slugs' eschewing copper? Could there be some electrolytic action going on >and the slugs don't like the tingle? > >Don +More have mercy on the poor naked slug! put out outer leaves of lettuce, the ones you might toss away, and in the morning, throw the lettuce and slugs into your neighbor's garden. hermine

From: Jmh98law at aol.com on 1999.10.18 at 03:47:58(3766) In a message dated 10/17/1999 7:46:33 PM US Eastern Standard Time, hermine@endangeredspecies.com writes: << have mercy on the poor naked slug! put out outer leaves of lettuce, the +More ones you might toss away, and in the morning, throw the lettuce and slugs into your neighbor's garden. hermine >> Oh, hermine, I so enjoy your very droll humor, and look forward to your postings, but don'cha know that slugs can beat it back to your garden before lunchtime? I am for the kill, kill, kill method --- Dewey's "two bricks" idea is not a bad one if there are not too many. Personally, I drown 'em in beer that I wouldn't drink. I won't mention the brand, but I will tell you that it isn't Molsons or Moosehead Ale. Jeanne Hannah

From: Don Martinson llmen at execpc.com> on 1999.10.18 at 23:34:30(3770) >In a message dated 10/17/1999 7:46:33 PM US Eastern Standard Time, >hermine@endangeredspecies.com writes: Personally, I drown 'em in +More >beer that I wouldn't drink. I won't mention the brand, but I will tell you >that it isn't Molsons or Moosehead Ale. Here in Wisconsin, we use Budwiser! Don Martinson Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:llmen@execpc.com

From: "Diane S. Laird" DianeLaird at compuserve.com> on 1999.10.18 at 23:37:58(3771) There's an good site on the Internet re. slugs and copper -- this site sells a 3-inch copper band (barrier), but they also provide reprints of articles which mention the reaction of the slugs' slime to copper (producing something unpleasant like an electric shock -- although I don't know which slug reported this). Snail Barr +More http://www.snail-barr.com/ D. Seattle

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