molluscicide

  1. skye @ bofin

    SLIMERS - Patch Treatment Guide

    Targeting applications of fertiliser and other inputs to crop requirements has become far more common with advances in digital mapping and precision technology, but when it comes to slug control, broad-acre defence still rules. Times are changing though. With a dramatically depleted molluscicide...
  2. skye @ bofin

    SLIMERS - Patch Treatment Guide

    skye @ bofin submitted a new resource: SLIMERS - Patch Treatment Guide - A guide put together by scientists and professionals on patch treatment. Read more about this resource...
  3. CPM RSS

    Suppressing burgeoning slug populations

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine With soil moisture levels high this summer, accurate application of product is the key to controlling burgeoning slug populations, urges a molluscicide expert. This includes the calibration of spreading equipment, says Adama’s Andy Bailey. “Wet...
  4. CPM RSS

    Slugs: How ferric phosphate became a biocontrol success

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As wet conditions push slug pressure into the red, many will unknowingly be reaching for a biological control to protect their broadacre crops. CPM explores the evolution of ferric phosphate into the reliable crop protection product it is...
  5. skye @ bofin

    Field experiments demonstrating that slug patches are present in all arable fields. 2023-07-31

    Stability of Patches of Higher Population Density within the Heterogenous Distribution of the Gray Field Slug Deroceras reticulatum in Arable Fields in the UK Emily Forbes , Matthew Back, Andrew Brooks, Natalia B. Petrovskaya, Sergei V. Petrovskii, Tom Pope and Keith F.A. Walters,* Summary...
  6. skye @ bofin

    Sustainable management of slugs in commercial fields 2023-07-31

    Summary Slug damage to cereal crops in the UK caused primarily by the grey field slug (Deroceras reticulatum) is of increasing concern to farmers following removal of methiocarb from the market and stewardship guidelines introduced for metaldehyde. This study assesses whether the discontinuous...
  7. Agriland RSS

    ADAMA appoints new head of development

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland ADAMA has announced the appointment of Catherine Whaley as its new head of development in the UK as part of its programme of product redevelopment and registration. The agricultural services provider said Whaley will be taking over the role from...
  8. TFF

    The Rise of Machine Learning in Agriculture

    Oliver Hamilton, Director of Computer Vision at cutting edge AI and machine-learning innovator COSMONiO, explains how smarter machines can help drive advances in agriculture to help feed the world’s ever-increasing population Having grown up on the fairly rural Isle of Wight, and being the son...
  9. TFF

    Riding the Slime Wave: Gathering Global Data on Slug Control

    Slugs are one of the top agricultural and horticultural pests in the UK. Current methods for control rely on molluscicide pellets containing either metaldehyde or Iron (Ferric) phosphate. In December 2018, Defra made the decision to ban the outdoor use of metaldehyde due to its impact on birds...
  10. Agriland RSS

    Nuffield Farming Scholar receives OBE

    Written by William Kellett from Agriland Dr. Jenna Ross, a Nuffield Farming Scholar, Oxford Farming Conference Director, Lantra Scotland Industry Champion, STEM Ambassador and award-winning scientist, has received an OBE in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours list for her contribution to...
  11. CPM RSS

    Slug control – Future looks to biology

    Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF After many years of stagnation, innovation has been reignited in the field of slug research. CPM finds out how plant extracts, biologicals and robots could form the basis of control strategies in the future. Thyme and spearmint oil are lethal to the...
  12. CPM RSS

    Survey shows room for improvement in slug control

    Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine A survey of UK arable growers carried out by Adama has highlighted a greater requirement for accuracy when applying slug pellets, with application timing one of the biggest improvements needed to tackle a burgeoning slug population. Charlotte...
  13. Agriland RSS

    Room for improvement in slug control strategies

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A survey of UK arable growers has highlighted the need for greater accuracy when applying slug pellets, with application timing one of the biggest improvements needed to tackle a burgeoning slug population. The survey, which was carried out by ADAMA UK...
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