Controlling slugs and snails. Save your plantings from destructive slugs and snails with Dr. T’s Nature Products® Slug & Snail Killer. Treats up to 1,700 square feet.
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Frustrated gardeners and homeowners can now win the battle against slugs and snails in their gardens and landscaping. These mollusks are a major agricultural pest in many areas of the world, and now, they have met their match!
Dr. T’s Nature Products® Slug & Snail Killer is a new, unique natural product in the control of destructive slugs and snails. Dr. T’s Nature Products® Slug & Snail Killer contains a powerful bait that is highly attractive to slugs and snails. In fact, independent field tests show garden snails and slugs prefer to eat the bait rather than live plants. Control for snails and slugs has never been easier!
The concentrated iron, sodium ferric EDTA, in Dr. T’s Nature Products® Slug & Snail Killer is also cost effective since less product is needed for snail and slug control than with iron phosphate-based baits.
When slugs and snails ingest this sodium ferric bait, it interferes with their digestive process and makes them stop eating immediately. After retreating to a safe hiding place, this bait kills slugs and snails within 3-6 days, making this both a powerful and easy-to-use slug and snail garden pest control product.
Unlike the synthetic product metaldehyde, Dr. T’s Nature Products® Slug & Snail Killer is safe for use around pets, wildlife and edible crops. In addition, it will not harm beneficial insects, making this the best slug and snail control product for gardens. Since iron is naturally found in soil, this snail and slug bait will not persist in the environment like a synthetic formula.
This 1 lb. granular bait covers up to 1,700 square feet. Application of this slug and snail control product lasts up to 2 weeks.
Dr. T’s Nature Products® offers a variety of innovative solutions to effectively control nuisance animals and insects by providing powerful, natural products for your specific needs.
Dr. T’s Nature Products® Slug & Snail Killer - Specifications
Patented formula
Independent field tests show slugs and snails prefer to eat the bait rather than live plants
Contains the concentrated iron, Sodium Ferric EDTA (6.00%), as active ingredient
Cost effective since less product is needed for slug and snail control than with iron phosphate based baits
Stops slugs and snails from feeding after they ingest product
Safe for use around pets, wildlife and edible crops
Will not harm beneficial insects
Will not persist in the environment like a synthetic formula
Weather-resistant outdoor application
1 lb. granular presentation covers 1,700 feet
Reapplication of product needed after bait is consumed at 14 day intervals
Slugs are in the Mollusks class of Gastropoda, which is the second largest class in the animal kingdom (the largest class is insects).
Slugs weigh about 300 milligrams – weight of 1 penny = 9 slugs!
Reproduction/Life Cycle
The life cycle of a slug consists of three stages: egg, immature adult and adult.
Eggs usually hatch in about three weeks, but slugs need moisture and the right soil conditions to survive so eggs can lay dormant for several years before hatching.
Diet
Slugs must live in moist environments in order to survive since they don’t retain moisture well. Besides drinking water, they can also soak up water through their skin.
Slugs munch on green flowering plants, flowers, strawberries, cabbage, lettuce and other vegetable plants.
A small slug can eat as much as it weighs and sometimes twice that amount in one night.
Habitat
As most gardeners know, slugs love gardens.
These nocturnal pests hide under rocks and in the earth.
They can also be found under ivy and similar low, ground-covering.
Snails belong to the Mollusk class. The brown garden snail causes much damage in gardens.
Like slugs, they must live in moist environments in order to survive. They may dig down several inches in mulch or soil to reach moisture and keep from drying up and dying.
Reproduction/Life Cycle
The life cycle of a snail consists of three stages: egg, immature adult and adult.
Snails are hermaphrodites; they can mate with any other snail.
Diet
Snails require a moist environment in order to survive since they cannot retain moisture well.
Besides drinking water, they can also soak up water through their skin.
Habitat
These nocturnal pests hide under rocks, in mulch, and in the earth.
They can also be found under ivy and similar low, ground-covering.
Unfortunately, we cannot count on nature to help with our slug problems because many predators including birds, squirrels, and mice stay away from slugs and snails; they taste horrible.
Environmental Control
By making the environment in a garden or yard less favorable to slugs and snails, it may help in the steps toward controlling these destructive pests, but slugs and snails have similar tastes and needs as gardeners and plants do.
A better way to control slugs & snails is Dr. T’s™ Slug & Snail Killer. Because slugs and snails cause damage from feeding and their slime trail causes leaf deterioration, quick control is critical.
Dr. T’s™ Slug & Snail Killer is a highly effective, safe method of controlling slugs and snails. This fast-acting formula has a powerful active ingredient, sodium ferric, that attracts these mollusks.
Ask Dr. T...About Slug and Snails and Their Control
Q: The plants in our garden have holes in the leaves, but I never see anything eating them. Could it be slugs or snails?
A: It easily could be. Slugs and snails are nocturnal so you most likely won’t see them unless you want to get up during the night and go out to your garden with a flashlight.
Q: How can I tell if I have slugs and snails?
A: An indicator of a slug or snail infestation is the slimy, mucous trail left behind. It’s very shimmery when dried and can be seen on plants and on the ground.
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