slugs on flag leaf.

[snipe]

1st wheat after osr. had no trouble with slugs when drilling. but now they are stripping the top leaf and seen some damage on flag leaf. anyone else having this problem.

 

[Badshot]

1st wheat after osr. had no trouble with slugs when drilling. but now they are stripping the top leaf and seen some damage on flag leaf. anyone else having this problem.

See it most years.

 

[fieldfarmer]

We have them on flag leaf also, never see it before, not just after rape, but after beans as well.

 

[Gong Farmer]

At Warwick meeting yesterday septoria was taking out leaf 4 and slugs leaf 3 (Dickens). Top two leaves untouched so far.

 

[snipe]

We have them on flag leaf also, never see it before, not just after rape, but after beans as well.

are you putting any pellets on, i would but dont think my spreader will put such a low rate on and will have to check if it will spread 28m

 

[Brisel]

@drummer_bruhaha

 

[Desangosse Ltd]

I wouldn't apply pellets now - you need to be able to get them down to the ground. But more importantly there should be no yield losses from grazing at this time of year on WW. Depending on what weather the summer throws at us, do be very vigilant after the combine has been in. It may be worth a stubble treatment depending on your plans.

The current population is because of the mild wet winter we had. If it is dry throughout the summer and drilling time, the current population should have little effect on the new crops. If it's wet - well......................

 

[4course]

can you justify an ahicide slugs dont like grazing it

 

[snipe]

going on with T2 beginning of next week. some fields will be spayed for aphids. anyone else find aphicides put slugs off??

 

[Clive]

going on with T2 beginning of next week. some fields will be spayed for aphids. anyone else find aphicides put slugs off??

No - the opposite In fact as insecticides don't do a lot of slug predators a lot of good

Are aphids a problem in your wheat ?

 

[shakerator]

going on with T2 beginning of next week. some fields will be spayed for aphids. anyone else find aphicides put slugs off??

Revenge virus spraying? Or worried about direct feeding? Try foliar k

 

[Brisel]

Liquid N really pees them off.

 

[tw15]

Liquid N really pees them off.

Thinking of putting osr starter fert on this year with flat fans at night pre drilling 90lts of n35 that will pee them off . Did a few trials with liquid n sprayed on slugs that i collected and sprayed a bit of n35 on to them from a knapsack not one survived most satisfying watching them shrivel up .

 

[snipe]

No - the opposite In fact as insecticides don't do a lot of slug predators a lot of good

Are aphids a problem in your wheat ?

only in a couple of fields, not the ones with the slugs

 

[TelesnaAg]

Would liquid N and copper shag them if sprayed on?

Ant...

 

[rob1]

Thinking of putting osr starter fert on this year with flat fans at night pre drilling 90lts of n35 that will pee them off . Did a few trials with liquid n sprayed on slugs that i collected and sprayed a bit of n35 on to them from a knapsack not one survived most satisfying watching them shrivel up .

does it matter what form the N is ie urea or AN

 

[tw15]

An would be better i have tried n35s and n25s in a knapsack on slugs but it will scorch any crop so would have to go on a stubble pre drilling/ or before emergence of osr . it makes their slime go white instantly then just burns them to death.
I recon if you just mix around 3 kilos of an in 10 lts of water and try it in a knapsack on a few slugs up a tramline you will be amazed how quick it will fry them .
The way i see it if on a field scale i can put the starter fert on for the osr and by doing it at night it frazzles a fair few slugs its worth doing as saves buying pellets.

 

[Shutesy]

An would be better i have tried n35s and n25s in a knapsack on slugs but it will scorch any crop so would have to go on a stubble pre drilling/ or before emergence of osr . it makes their slime go white instantly then just burns them to death.
I recon if you just mix around 3 kilos of an in 10 lts of water and try it in a knapsack on a few slugs up a tramline you will be amazed how quick it will fry them .
The way i see it if on a field scale i can put the starter fert on for the osr and by doing it at night it frazzles a fair few slugs its worth doing as saves buying pellets.

If i can put it on through standard flat fans i think i will buy a few IBCs worth this summer and do the same pre emergence of my OSR at night.

 

[Clive]

An would be better i have tried n35s and n25s in a knapsack on slugs but it will scorch any crop so would have to go on a stubble pre drilling/ or before emergence of osr . it makes their slime go white instantly then just burns them to death.
I recon if you just mix around 3 kilos of an in 10 lts of water and try it in a knapsack on a few slugs up a tramline you will be amazed how quick it will fry them .
The way i see it if on a field scale i can put the starter fert on for the osr and by doing it at night it frazzles a fair few slugs its worth doing as saves buying pellets.

AS at night is like slug napalm, I have used straight AS at night more than pellets the last few years if we have had a in crop problem - it's VERY effective

I also wonder if using UAS based lliquid N for all top dressing has reduced our slug populations ? We normally apply on wet days / early mornings and nights so would probably get good contact !

 

[Mr Charisma]

Just a warning ,,,, if you know you have high slug numbers in fields then be careful at harvest ,,,, we have had to stop the combine in the past due to having as much slugs as wheat in the tank , it was quite bizarre