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GLUG GLUG GOES THE SLUG

A nationwide experiment has confirmed that slugs really are attracted to beer, with lager and bitter proving to be the most effective.

Members of horticultural charity Garden Organic have been testing slug trapping methods as part of its annual citizen science experiments. The results reveal that lager attracted 64 times more slugs than water but they showed no preference when it came to brand or cost.

Participants were asked to construct four slug traps, one containing lager, one bitter, one water and one

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