Slugs and snails
Limax spp.
,
Helix spp.
| Contributor: | Wageningen University & Research |
| Date Compiled: | 2025 |
Prevention
| Solution |
|---|
|
Strip cropping
|
|
Utility plants
|
|
Appropriate soil preparation
|
Monitoring
| Solution |
|---|
|
Threshold: Extended infestation or field margins. With attacks located on the edge of the field, carry out treatments localized in the infested area.
|
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 | Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) | Chemical Group |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ferric phosphate
|
Biological slug pesticide
|
|
Inorganic
|
|
Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita
|
Parasitic nematode
|
(NEMASLUG) 0.5 to 3 mill. nematodes/ 100 m2
|
|
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.