A BAN on slug pellets that has been three years in the making comes into force today – meaning gardeners are forbidden from using the product from now on. The pellets, which have been used si…
A BAN on slug pellets that has been three years in the making comes into force today - meaning gardeners are forbidden from using the product from now on.
The pellets, which have been used since the 1940s to keep slugs off of certain areas in the garden, contain metaldehyde - a toxic compound that kills slugs, snails and other gastropods.Gardeners are encouraged to use beer instead, as it's been proven as an effective way to trap slugs and snailsHowever, metaldehyde has also been found to poison the animals that eat the slugs, including birds, hedgehogs and dogs.
Now gardeners will be forced to seek alternative ways to keep slugs out of their greenery - with beer a popular and effective choice. An experiment by horticultural charity Garden Organic found that slugs are 64 times more likely to be caught in a trap containing lager than one containing water.Read more Gardening stories
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