Slug pellet formulation is just as important as the active ingredient they contain for effective control of slugs this coming autumn, claims one manufacturer. Pellets must have good flowability and ...
Last month, it was revealed that levels of a toxic pesticide more than 100 times the EU limit were present in a source of English drinking water. The discovery of record levels of metaldehyde – a ...
Defra has just announced a ban on metaldehyde use for outdoor use from spring 2020 as a consequence of long standing concerns over it getting into drinking water. At first sight, this announcement ...
British gardeners have been banned from using slug pellets to kill slugs and snails because of the "unacceptable risk" they pose to other animals such as hedgehogs, birds and even dogs. Metaldehyde ...
Slug poison was found in one in eight rivers and reservoirs used for drinking water in England and Wales according to the Environment Agency's (EA) most recent survey, prompting environmentalists to ...
Metaldehyde-based slug pellets could be restricted unless they are used more carefully. In the first of a major series of articles supporting the Metaldehyde Stewardship Group’s “Get Pelletwise” ...
SUCCESSFUL long term slug control depends on the persistence of the molluscide and baiting material because both must be present when weather conditions are optimal for slug activity 1. Moreover, to ...
Defra has just announced a ban on metaldehyde use for outdoor use from spring 2020 as a consequence of long standing concerns over it getting into drinking water. At first sight, this announcement ...
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