Subject: RE: Do slugs hate copper? From: "Bill Robinson" <roseguy@gte.net> Organization: Date: Thu, 22 Feb 01 08:51:00 Message-ID: <MOD$010222.5560@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
Ragmont asked if anyone has tried using copper
strips to keep slugs out of raised beds.
"Pests of the Garden and Small Farm", ISBN 931876-89-3,
a University of California publication, ( a first-rate
references on IPM)says, "A well-tested barrier for keeping
snails out of vegetables is a vertical copper screen surrounding
a snail-free garden area. The screen should be erected
6 inches high and buried several inches below the soil to
prevent slugs from crawling beneath the soil."