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 Cunningham reports. The survey highlighted that 81% of growers perceive the threat posed by slugs has either remained static (65%) or increased (16%) over the last three years. The survey also showed that only 28% of growers are using traps to assess slug activity, with 20% potentially applying pellets ahead of the slug threshold being reached. “With our new ferric phosphate pellet, Gusto Iron, recently launched and another novel active ingredient in development, we were keen to identify how big the threat of slug damage is in arable crops and what growers look for when choosing a molluscicide,” explains Melanie Wardle, Adama’s molluscicide and fungicide product manager. “What we learned was that growers are anticipating another year of intense slug pressure predominantly because the wet weather in the second half of the spring coincided with the main breeding period resulting in the potential for an increased population this autumn. The survey also highlighted that whilst the majority of growers are using pellets correctly,…
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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 Cunningham reports. The survey highlighted that 81% of growers perceive the threat posed by slugs has either remained static (65%) or increased (16%) over the last three years. The survey also showed that only 28% of growers are using traps to assess slug activity, with 20% potentially applying pellets ahead of the slug threshold being reached. “With our new ferric phosphate pellet, Gusto Iron, recently launched and another novel active ingredient in development, we were keen to identify how big the threat of slug damage is in arable crops and what growers look for when choosing a molluscicide,” explains Melanie Wardle, Adama’s molluscicide and fungicide product manager. “What we learned was that growers are anticipating another year of intense slug pressure predominantly because the wet weather in the second half of the spring coincided with the main breeding period resulting in the potential for an increased population this autumn. The survey also highlighted that whilst the majority of growers are using pellets correctly,…
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