Molluscicide
As molluscicides referred to chemical agents that mollusks (mollusks) particular worm , kill. The agents contain, for example, metaldehyde or aluminum sulfate . Other active ingredients are iron (III) phosphate , methiocarb and niclosamide ( clonitralide, bayluscid ). A cost-effective alternative is conventional table salt , which, due to osmotic processes, has fatal consequences for the biological integrity of the snails.
See also
- Slug pellets (term for the dosage form of slug control agents in the home and garden)
- Pest Control
Web links
- Plant Protection Product Directory 2011 Part 2 Vegetable growing - Fruit growing - Ornamental plant growing; Molluscicides approved in Germany , p. 295 f. (PDF; 2.2 MB) Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety; Retrieved August 3, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ PD Srivastava: Problem of land snail pests in agriculture: A study of the Giant African Snail . Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi 1992, ISBN 81-7022-435-7 , pp. 234 (English, google.com ).
- ↑ Janet D. Stemwedel: How does salt melt snails? May 11, 2009, accessed August 24, 2016 .