Preventing meningitis caused by parasites

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Slugs are attracted to, and killed by BEER. In the evening, put a small bowl of beer in a shallow indentation in the soil so the lip of the bowl is flush with the ground, then almost fill it with cheap beer. (Expensive beer probably works just as well). For some reason the slugs are attracted to the beer and drown in the bowl. This trick was taught to me in the 1970's by the head brewmaster of Henry's brewery (when it was still independently owned and not part of a global corporation). He used the small aluminum pans from single serving Swanson's "pot pies" as the bowls and placed them throughout his garden. Every morning each little bowl would have 5-6 dead slugs in them.

Apparently, stale beer draws in more slugs than fresh beer- perhaps a good use for the "leftovers" after a party?

It sounds crazy but it works, or at least it did on Oregon slugs.