Reinforcing key changes to slug pelleting regulations

摘要

Growers were being urged to abide by the new 2010 limits on the slug pellet active ingredient metaldehyde, in an industrywide effort to safeguard its future. The withdrawal of 38 products containing more than 700g of metaldehyde per individual application from the market is a step in the right direction, said the Metaldehyde Stewardship Group's Colin Myram. "There's now a maximum individual dose rate of 210g of met-aldehyde/ha," he said. "Although the total dose rate for the calendar year remains at700g, there's also a new limit of just 210g between the key dates of 1 August 1 to 31 December." That's because work had shown that 98.7% of the metaldehyde lost to water was through the drains, he noted. "The danger time is when the drains start to run. That's why there are new restrictions for the autumn period."