Defenders Slugs Away Barrier Tape – 4 m, Copper, Natural Slug and Snail Deterrent Adhesive Tape, Bronze

Bought this item a few weeks ago and got to work wrapping a raised veg planter with it. I put two layers of tape, one above the other with no gap in between as I've read on the web that the little slimy bu**ers can actually arch their bodies over a thin strip of copper. Hopefully now the amount of arching required will be too big even for the biggest slugs. Must say that so far the tape is doing the trick, no attacks from slugs or snails and I've got hundreds of the them in my garden. The tape is super sticky so grips really well and is a doddle to put on. It even seems to repel ants, which are another headache for me. Only thing I would suggest really would be wider tape so that no doubling up would be required, but I guess it's easy enough to do yourself. Very happy with it, would definitely buy more if needed. It clean, green and no nasty horrible chemicals around my veg :)

Reduces slug damage if applied on planting up a container. Must make sure no slugs or snails are already in container, and that none can find their way in via neighbouring foliage acting as a "bridge" over the tape. The tape itself is easy to apply and self adhesive but beware the risk of a paper type cut as the edges are sharp if they catch your skin in the wrong way. Once smoothed down, this is no issue. Best applied not tooo close to top of pot/rim as larger slugs/snails will just arch the way over it and drop into pot. Instead put 5cm or so below rim. Over time the copper colour fades, and I find the tapes also become less effective. So I renew mine every 2 years.

*****updated review***** I bought this years ago and successfully grew a courgette plant and no slugs passed the tape so now I’ve built a raised bed I thought I’ll buy it again. It’s just not the same quality tape I got the first time round. It tore easily when applying and even when taking the cling film type wrap of it - it split the tape down the centre and it was unusable. Disappointing and definitely not the same quality that it used be. —————————————————————— Original review.. This product has the feel of a good quality heavy tin foil in tape form. It wasn’t flimsy or thin and was more than sticky enough to do the job. I dry wiped my pots to ensure no dust before applying. I’ve only just planted my plants in these pots and I take it that’s the best way to approach the control of pests. If you already have a problem the tape can do little for you. Many slugs burrow under the soil during the day so will already be present in your pots. I’ve applied this to four medium to large pots and I still have a small amount left. You can’t get it smooth, it does wrinkle but it is still aesthetically pleasing and as long as it does the job I’m happy. I will update my review should any slugs manage to cross this.

Fits onto pots and surfaces well and keeps bugs away. Just a warning to make sure you wear gloves when fitting as you can end up with small cuts to your fingers.

I am amazed that some reviewers say this tape works! I stuck it to a doorstep where the slugs regularly cross at night to find their way through a tiny gap into the conservatory and then eat the cat's food. The next morning, there were slug trails all over the tape and up to the cat food dish, so it clearly didn't work at all. I am now going to buy some metal copper tape rather than this orange plastic-looking shiny tape as i am told that will work better. (And get the tiny gap in the door fixed!)

I bought one roll of this for my little girls flower pots as we didn't want her touching the blue slug pellets. Or the frogs from the pond eating the slugs after eating the pellets! We put it around the plant pots double width (we read from another reviewer slugs can arch their bodies over) so ran out pretty quickly, leaving half of the pots without it. The next few days, we found the plants with the copper tape were untouched, but the ones without we were finding exploded slugs all over (from the left over slug pellets sadly). We've bought more and protected all the other plants, taken all the slug pellets away and we honestly haven't seen any more slugs except in one pot the day after, which I suspect we accidentally trapped in there when we put the tape on!!! We have seen them in the planters on the wall though that we obviously can't protect. However, this doesn't work on snails!! When I spotted a snail crawling across the patio I stuck some copper tape in front of him, and the little slimer went straight across it no probs! Despite this, I will deffo buy copper tape every Summer to keep the slugs away, it works fab! Just make sure you clean it every so often.

Well it kind of works,the snails certainly don't like it.but somehow in wet weather it's not quite so effective.i have 2 huge hosta's in big stone pots raised about 10" off the ground,i wrapped the copper barrier tape all way round the top lip of the pot,but to make it 2 tape widths deep i had to go round again. the tape stuck to the stone pot ok ..best to make sure what you are trying to stick the tape to is clean.anyway it stayed stuck after a little encouragement.that was about 2 months ago.also good to wrap round canes supports if you have a fancy clematis,definately helps to keep the slugs and snails off,they don't like to touch the tape.

GREAT ITEM

War am Anfang sehr skeptisch. Da andere Möglichkeiten jedoch ausschieden, haben wir dieses Schneckenband probiert. Vom Preis nicht ganz billig, wurde es um zwei große Blumenkübel (Kunststoff, grau) im EInfahrtsbereich geklebt. Zuvor konnten wir jeden Tag Schnecken (Nacktschnecken) aus den Blumen suchen. Danach waren nur noch s e h r vereinzelt Schnecken in den Blumen. Funktioniert seit Wochen gut. Habe persönlich beobachtet, wie hochkriechende Schnecken am Band "angewidert" abdrehten. Angeblich bekommen sie dort elektrische Impulse, die sie nicht mögen. Bin also zufrieden.Meine Frau meint, es sehe auch noch ganz gut aus,,,,. Na ja, Geschmacksache, aber besser als Schnecken in den Blumen.

In giardino sono presenti numerose chiocciole a cui piacciono moltissimo le mie piantine ( particolarmente i tagete ) riesco a salvarle se in vaso , circondandolo con il nastro di rame. Aderisce benissimo , si rompe facilmente ma si usa ugualmente.

Me lo comentaba una amiga y al principio tenia mis dudas. Lo puse en una de las macetas mas frecuentadas por caracoles, que me destrozan una planta preciosa y funciono al instante. Normalmente me encuentro por las mañanas las babas en la tierra y en la maceta pero ya desde dias ningun caracol cerca de esta maceta. Lo he puesto en todas las macetas donde detecte caracoles y de momento las plantas se recuperan y sacan brotes nuevos, los que los caracoles se suelen cargar con preferencia. Es muy facil de aplicar, solo aconsejo repasar la zona con alcohol antes de pegar la cinta para que dure mas. La cinta ha pegado al insante y sin burbujas en macetas de plastico, ceramica no tratada y ceramica lacada/pintada. En metal aun no lo probe pero estoy convencido que oegara aun mejor. La verdad que es una solucion que respeta al medioambiente y no intoxica a nada y nadie. Mire en internet porque funciona y es por una tension electrica que tiene el cobre, que cuando las babosas lo tocan les da golpes electricos sin matarlas pero no se suben a la cinta con lo que el acceso a la planta les es imposible.

Reçu dans les temps Très pratique pour lutter contre les limaces

Semble bien fonctionner contres les escargots qui dévoraient mon courrier dans ma boîte aux lettres. J’ai d’abord bien nettoyé l’intérieur de la boîte. Ensuite, j’ai placé avec soin le ruban cuivré et depuis, mon courrier est intacte depuis plusieurs semaines. J’ai enlevé une étoile dans l’attente de plus de recul dans le temps.