molluscicide
Sign in to saveMolluscicides () are chemicals that kill molluscs. They are also known as snail baits, snail pellets, or slug pellets. These pesticides against molluscs are usually used in agriculture or gardening, in order to control gastropod pests specifically slugs and snails which damage crops or other valued plants by feeding on them.
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3,486 papers- Molluscicide screening and identification of novel targets against Pomacea canaliculata.Pest management science · 2024
- Critical analysis of molluscicide application in schistosomiasis control programs in Brazil.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2016
- Novel insights into the glucose metabolic alterations of freshwater snails: a pathway to molluscicide innovation and snail control strategies.Parasitology research · 2024
- Perspectives of using Euphorbia splendens as a molluscicide in schistosomiasis control programs.The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health · 1994
- Eucalyptus: a sustainable self-delivery molluscicide?Veterinary research communications · 1994
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Molluscicides () are chemicals that kill molluscs. They are also known as snail baits, snail pellets, or slug pellets. These pesticides against molluscs are usually used in agriculture or gardening, in order to control gastropod pests specifically slugs and snails which damage crops or other valued plants by feeding on them.
thumb|Metaldehyde pellets A number of chemicals can be employed as a molluscicide: Quicklime slaked lime, and kainite, respectively kill by dehydration. Hundreds of kilograms per hectare are required. Metal salts such as iron(III) phosphate, aluminium sulfate, and ferric sodium EDTA, relatively non-toxic, most are approved for use in organic gardening Metaldehyde Niclosamide Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (e.g. methiocarb), highly toxic to other animals and humans with a quick onset of toxic symptoms.