SlugOut Slug Bait 10kg (Insecticide) (NDG)
SLUG10
Active Ingredient:
18g/kg metaldehyde in the form of a granular bait.
How It Works:
- Slugs/snails must eat the pellets to be controlled Metaldehyde disrupts mucus production → dehydration → death.
- Designed with palatable outer coating to encourage feeding.
- Key Point Ingestion is critical — not just contact.
Application Rates & Use:
- Broadcast Application, 10–15 kg/ha (100–150 g per 100 m²).
Use higher rate in heavy infestations.
- Small Area Guide.
Approx 6 g/m² (~1 teaspoon).
- Timing apply 1–5 days before sowing, at sowing, or immediately after emergence/damage seen.
Works best:
- When slugs are active (moist conditions).
- Early in crop establishment.
Key Performance Features:
- Very high bait points per m² → better encounter rate.
- Weather resistant (rain + mould).
- Uniform pellet spread → consistent coverage.
Practical advantage::
- Better reliability in wet NZ conditions.
Safety & Risks: (Important).
- Suspected reproductive toxicity.
- May cause organ damage (long-term exposure).
- Harmful to aquatic life.
Animal risk, Can be fatal if eaten in quantity.
Keep away from:
- Dogs.
- Livestock.
- Poultry.
Handling & Storage:(Store).
- Locked, dry, cool area.
PPE:
- Gloves recommended.
- Avoid contaminating feed or water.
- Dispose via landfill or approved method.
Environmental Notes:(Do NOT apply).
- Into water avoid drift/spillage into drains or waterways.
Practical Takeaways:(Strong fit for).
- Crop establishment (pasture, cereals, brassicas).
- Key strengths high pellet density → better kill reliability, good rainfastness.
- Key limitation higher toxicity risk vs iron baits.
Simple rule:
- SlugOut® = performance & coverage.
- Dusk = safety.
- Probait = standard metaldehyde option.
Practical Programme Tip:
- For NZ conditions (like Taranaki).
- Pre-drilling bait (SlugOut®) → protect emergence.
- Monitor after rain.
- Reapply if, Pressure remains or Bait is degraded.
Caution:
Must be used strictly according to label directions.
Available in 10kg bag









