What pesticide is effective for killing slugs

Slugs are the collective name for animals of the family Arionidae in the order Stylommatophora of the class Gastropoda. In some regions of our country they are also called yanyou, and their appearance is very similar to snails without shells. Slugs feed on plant leaves, forming holes, or feed on the fruit, greatly affecting commodity value. In agriculture they can be said to be a pest, so what pesticide can be used to kill slugs?

1. What pesticide can be used to kill slugs

For slugs, 6% metaldehyde granular formulation can be broadcast onto the ground, or metaldehyde powder can be sprayed on the leaf surface in the evening for control. You can also spray about 30 grams of 70% niclosamide powder per mu, or scatter some quicklime in a ring around the plot, which can prevent slugs from other plots from invading.

Slugs generally overwinter as adults or juveniles in the moist soil under crop roots. From May to July, when the climate is warm, they are highly active in the field. When summer arrives, they begin to lie dormant again, and when the relatively cool autumn climate arrives, they begin to come out and cause damage again. Slugs are afraid of strong light, so they generally are active at night, especially from 10 to 12 at night when the climate is cold and damp, and before dawn they successively burrow into the soil or hiding places. They are generally hard to encounter during the day, but based on the symptoms of the plants you can judge whether slugs are present.

2. Other control methods for slugs

The body surface of slugs is moist and slimy, and wherever they crawl they leave a white trail. Besides appearing in fields, slugs are also occasionally encountered in dark and damp areas of the home. Although slugs themselves are not toxic, they carry many pathogens. When killing slugs at home, there are the following methods:

1. Sprinkle ginger powder in areas where slugs appear. Slugs are very sensitive to the smell of ginger powder and will leave on their own after smelling it.

2. Sprinkle salt in places where slugs appear. Slugs are mollusks, and their bodies have a very high water content. When they encounter salt, the water in their bodies evaporates, and then they gradually dissolve.

3. If a large number of slugs appear, lime can be used, that is, sprinkle some lime in the places where slugs appear; the principle is similar to that of salt.

The above is some related knowledge about slugs. When you encounter slugs at home, there is no need to be afraid. This animal is very small and not aggressive, so it is enough just to drive them away.