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Subject: RE: Do slugs hate copper?
From: "Bill Robinson" <roseguy@gte.net>
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 01 08:51:00
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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."

Bill

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