slug bait
Garden pest killer
Slug bait is a pesticide formulated to kill slugs and snails, typically scattered as pellets around garden plants.
Most contain metaldehyde or iron phosphate as the active ingredient.
The pellets attract slugs, which eat them and die: I put slug bait around the hostas to protect them.
- pelletsSmall compressed spheres
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
- garden pestHarmful backyard creature
- gardenCultivated plant area
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
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- Garden Chemicalsfertilizer, herbicide, insecticide, pesticide, fungicide
- pet hazardsantifreeze, rat poison, chocolate, xylitol, grapes
- slug controlsnails, beer traps, gastropods, slime trails, hand picking
- Organic Gardeningcompost, mulch, organic fertilizer, organic seeds, heirloom seeds
pest management approach
slug baitdiatomaceous earth
Silica from fossilized microorganisms
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