Slugs and snails
Limax spp.
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Helix spp.
| Contributor: | Université de Liège |
| Date Compiled: | 2025 |
Control
Regulations surrounding biological products can change rapidly – always verify products recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
| Solution | Product Category | Max nb. of a. i. application/year | Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) | Chemical Group |
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Ferric phosphate
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Biological slug pesticide
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4 applications. Minimal buffer zone of 1 m to surface water
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DERREX, dosage: 7 kg/ha
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Inorganic
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Regulations surrounding chemical products can change rapidly – always verify chemicals recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
| Solution | Product Category | Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) | Max nb. of a. i. application/year | Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) |
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See Phytoweb (link in sources) for the most up to date information on chemical products
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Metaldehyde
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Synthetic slug pesticide
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<= BBCH 41
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1 applications
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ARIONEX: 50- 70 g / 100 m²
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The information made available here has been obtained from or is based upon sources believed by CABI to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Anyone acting or relying on such information does so entirely at their own risk. The efficacy of the IPM methods included above will depend on local conditions and might not always be suitable everywhere within the specified country.