Re: interesting tip for avoiding slugs

I once tried digging holes and putting small plastic cups (with 1/2
the height cut off) filed with beer in them.  A bunch of slugs fell in
and died.  We had so many problems that year, including the neighbors
three cats, that nothing helped.  However, the beer seemed to be
pretty good.

I read this in New Scientist, I believe.

Take a battery that's apparently drained (doesn't work in your walkman
anymore, for instance). It will most likely have some sort of voltage
left in it, though.

Put the battery on the ground near your precious strawberries. Connect a
loop of un-insulated wire to one end, and another to the other end.
Place the loops so they are around the strawberries, one within the
other, so the wires are within a few millimetres of each other.

Now, whenever a slug smells your yummy strawberries, it will get an
electric shock if it tries to approach!

Haven't tried this, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

Kae