Coffee breaks slugs

Caffeine kills slugs and snails.

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Hollingsworth, R. G., Armstrong, J. W. & Campbell, E. Caffeine as a repellent for slugs and snails. Nature 417, 915 - 916 (2002).
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John Whitfield
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University of Nottingham, UK

Whitfield, J. Coffee breaks slugs. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news020624-8