Direct drilling? Look for slugs

11 October, 2016 by AgPest in Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Grey field slug, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson/Tasman, Northland, Otago, Region, Ruapehu, Slugs, Southland, Taranaki, Taupo, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast | Comments Off on Direct drilling? Look for slugs

If direct drilling new pastures or crops check for slugs as these can devastate establishing seedlings. An application of slug pellets may be required or control may be achieved by heavy stocking rates.

For further information on field slug identification, biology, impact and management click here.

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