Molluscicide

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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.

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  1. 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 ).
  2. Janet D. Stemwedel: How does salt melt snails? May 11, 2009, accessed August 24, 2016 .