Caffeine as a repellent for slugs and snails

Robert G. Hollingsworth (), John W. Armstrong and Earl Campbell
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Robert G. Hollingsworth: US Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
John W. Armstrong: US Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Earl Campbell: USDA-APHIS-WS-National Wildlife Research Center

Nature, 2002, vol. 417, issue 6892, 915-916

Abstract: At high concentrations this stimulant becomes a lethal neurotoxin to garden pests.

Date: 2002
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