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Effective against
Snails & slugs
When to use
- Use at any time of the year, but use in spring and early summer is strongly
recommended to reduce snail & slug populations when they are most active.
- Use after rain and heavy dew.
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Quick facts
The active ingredient in Defender™ Snail & Slug Pellets is 15g/kg metaldehyde. The pellets also contain a bitter tasting ingredient called Bitrex™ to make it unattractive to children and pets.
The best way to use snail pellets is to apply lightly and often.
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Why Defender™ Snail & Slug Pellets are so useful
With a bran base that attracts the snails and slugs and metaldehyde to kill them, this is a tried-and-true, inexpensive way to solve your snail and slug problem.
How to use
Sprinkle lightly on the surface of the soil surrounding susceptible plants such as seedlings, vegetables, herbs and soft shrubs.
Apply every few days.
Do not heap the pellets as this is less effective and also increases the risk of domestic pets eating them.
Sizes
Available in 600g and 1kg packets, both with or without a child-resistant cap.
Keep out of sight and out of reach of children and pets
The pellets are dangerous if pets consume enough of them. If a pet has consumed snail pellets, they require urgent veterinary attention.
Poisoning most often occurs where a hungry pet, mistaking the pellets for pet food, knocks down a packet and wolfs down the contents.
Pets and wildlife are not at risk from consuming snails that have already been killed by the snail pellets, as the product will have been metabolised and rendered harmless.
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