Reading Post Organic growers don't use Metaldehyde pellets so I employ a range of different weapons in the battle against the slugs. The June sunshine will start to rapidly warm the soil which means it is time for me to deploy a whole army of assassins. Nematodes ... and more »
Dunwoody Crier It does not have Metaldehyde , a dangerous chemical to use around pets or children. I have not yet tried this, but it gets good reviews from the organic garden blogs. My second line of defense is a hollowed out half-rind of cantaloupe. This is placed ...
New Bern Sun Journal For example, carbamate products containing metaldehyde or methiocarb should be avoided around children and pets. Iron phosphate products such as Sluggo provide effective control, with lower mammalian toxicity. In addition to these products, researchers ...
Farmers Guardian “With agronomists and farmers reporting efficacy levels with ferric phosphate on a par with metaldehyde , it is clear that this newer alternative is not a compromise in any way.” Metaldehyde is being closely monitored by water and regulatory authorities ...
U-T San Diego A: Sluggo and other brands of snail and slug bait that contain iron phosphate and a chelating agent are safer for dogs than baits containing metaldehyde . Dogs are highly attracted to metaldehyde bait and will eat a fatal amount if they have access to it.
Cannon Courier The only reliable treatments are baits that contain metaldehyde . Deadline MPs is a bait from Amvac that contains 4% metaldehyde . The Deadline M-Ps label allows a use rate of up to 40 lb. per acre in field crops, but it is pretty expensive, so the ...
Phys.Org Stronger warning labels on slug and snail baits containing metaldehyde may have led to a huge drop in calls to a national pesticide hotline about possible dog poisonings, according to Oregon State University. The toll-free hotline, operated by the ... and more »
Albany Tribune Stronger warning labels on slug and snail baits containing metaldehyde may have led to a huge drop in calls to a national pesticide hotline about possible dog poisonings, according to Oregon State University. The toll-free hotline, operated by the ...
