Slug control

The Pest

Slugs  damage a wide range of container grown and outdoor crops.   They are generalist feeders with a preference for young shoots and leaves.  They eat seeds, leaves, stems, flowers and roots leaving large irregular holes.  Feeding damage is easily seen causing direct crop losses as well as downgrading.  
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Biological Controls

» NEMASLUG® Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita in units of 12 million, 30 million or 250 million

Nemaslug® is a registered trade mark of Becker Underwood.

Nemaslug®

Nemaslug® contains the UK strain of the mollusc parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita.  Applied to the compost as a drench, the nematodes seek out and attack slugs and snails. They invade the slug via the dorsal pore, which is a breathing hole at the back of the mantle.   The mantle swells as the nematodes reproduce and the slug eventually dies underground in 7-10 days.  The nematodes continue to reproduce as the body is broken down and further generations of infective nematodes move off into the solid to locate further victims.

Nemaslug® works best at temperatures between 5 and 20°C.  To avoid desiccation, apply Neamslug in the evening.  The area to be treated should be moist.  If necessary water before application.  Avoid application to heavy clay, waterlogged or frozen soil.  Nemaslug® is safe to consumers, wildlife and the environment and is compatible with other biological control agents.

For crops attacked during or soon after germination, apply Nemaslug® four days prior to emergence / planting.  Delay applications on crops that are susceptible later in the season.  For potatoes apply Nemaslug® 6-7 weeks before harvest when tubers are sensitive to attack.

Nemaslug® is a registered trade mark of Becker Underwood.

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