Slugs and snails
Helix spp.
,
Limax spp.
| Contributor: | Wageningen University & Research |
| Date Compiled: | 2025 |
Prevention
| Solution |
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Strip cropping
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Utility plants
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Appropriate soil preparation
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Control
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| Solution | Product Category | Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) |
|---|---|---|
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Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita
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Parasitic nematode
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(NEMASLUG) 0.5 to 3 mill. Nematodes/ 100 m2
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| 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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Synthetic slug pesticide
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4
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(IROXX) Dosage 7 Kg/Ha
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Inorganic
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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.
Sources
- Finding guidelines for cabbage intercropping systems design as a first step in a meta-analysis relay for vegetables
- Spatial and genetic crop diversity support ecosystem service delivery: A case of yield and biocontrol in Dutch organic cabbage production
- Prospects for increasing the resolution of crop diversity for agroecosystem service delivery in a Dutch arable system