Molluscicidal baits for control of terrestrial gastropods.

Abstract

The active ingredients incorporated into molluscicidal baits (such as metaldehyde and carbamate compounds) for the control of terrestrial gastropods (including Deroceras reticulatum, Arion hortensis and Tandonia budapestensis); antifeedant properties of these chemicals; use of attractants, feeding stimulants, adjuvants and appropriate pellet size and density in the production of molluscicidal baits; factors that affect the field efficacy of these baits (weather, species and age variation in pest susceptibility, availability of alternative hosts, learning and habituation, bait persistence, and molluscicide resistance); field assessment of efficacy; and adverse effects on nontarget organisms are discussed.