Metaldehyde slug pellets

Metaldehyde-based slug pellets have been used to control slugs and snails for more than 50 years. They are mostly wheat to attract slugs and products registered for use in gardens contain only 1.5% metaldehyde. The other important ingredient is one that makes the pellets unpalatable to animals.

They are one of numerous ways of controlling slugs and snails and should be used in the right amount, right place and at the right time – GrowRight.

Metaldehyde-based slug pellets have been used to control slugs and snails for more than 50 years. They are mostly wheat to attract slugs and products registered for use in gardens contain only 1.5% metaldehyde. The other important ingredient is one that makes the pellets unpalatable to animals.

They are one of numerous ways of controlling slugs and snails and should be used in the right amount, right place and at the right time – GrowRight.