Outdoor Copper mesh for slugs?

[d4n]

I've heard copper mesh wire well keep the slugs away but the stuff i'm looking at is a copper blend. Anyone know if this stuff is any good?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Stuf-Fit-Copper-Mesh-For-Rat-Mouse-Bat-Control-20-Feet-/140325030337?

Thanks

 

[The Dude]

Hey man,never heard of copper doing anything for slugs but I really dunno.It sounds like a pot metal to me.A clean dry perimeter will make it difficult for them to pass.Spotlight and handpick at night.A thin layer of Lime,Diatomaceous earth,or salty beach sand 2-6 inches wide will create an impassable barrier.The lime is not thick enough to alter PH and will repel or dry disolve the pest.you can trap em too,but.hope this helps man.

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[Bgrt]

ive heard of copper rings for around stalks working well not sure on mesh but if its 100% copper id guess itll work

 

[mooons]

Ive heard the copper thing, its suppose to be uncomfortable for the slug to be on hence it wont cross, something with electrical chrages if i recall correctly. And thin strip with in a ring (1/2" tall or so) is what i remeber seeing around the base of the stalk

 

[hybrid01]

I've read the copper thing too but I read that something in the slug's slime reacts with copper and burns the little bastards. I've never tried it, last year I took a little hand shovel and stabbed through a couple dozen of them a day for a while and all of sudden I rarely ever saw a slug again.

 

[Villain]

Ive been using copper tape stuck around my chilli pots for a few years, seems to work

Funnily my local news has just said we (UK) are going to be plagued this year with slugs

 

[DANK]

Funnily my local news has just said we (UK) are going to be plagued this year with slugs

nuuuuuuuuu!

 

[d4n]

That's what i've heard too, sort of causes a little electric shock to them. Anyway, since this stuff isn't pure copper i decided to look around locally and found some pure copper mesh. Thanks for your comments fellas.