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Research Suggests No-Till, Cover Crops Helpful in Slug Management

March 18, 2019 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Virginia Tech

Creating a nurturing environment for predators may be key to keeping numbers of slugs in check, says Virginia Tech agriculture entomology student.

The Season for Slugs

May 22, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University

All fields should be scouted for slugs, but focus especially on no-till fields or those fields with cover crops, a history of slug problems, poor weed control, or a lot of residue left on the field.

Slugs Likely to Thrive This Summer

May 30, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

Heavy rainfall and late planting make crops more susceptible to slug damage, says Ohio State University Extension.

Slug Injury on Soybeans

May 29, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Tennessee Extension

Once the crop gets up to a good stand it can tolerate leaf feeding, but where stands were thin to begin with, slug damage can reduce it enough to force replanting, says University of Tennessee Extension.

Assessing The Slug Situation This Spring

May 13, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Ron Hammond, Andy Michel, Ohio State C.O.R.N. Newsletter

As we get into May, a reminder is in order about possible slug problems in no-till crops, especially in fields with a history of slug issues.

Label Issue For Metaldehyde Clouds Slug Control Picture

Corn and soybean uses may soon be removed from Deadline labels, but farm experts — fearing a blow to no-till adoption — are lobbying the U.S. EPA to maintain the uses.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

No-tillers could lose the availability of a popular product for slug control if a registration issue with the U.S. EPA isn't straightened out.

Corn And Soybeans May Fall From Deadline Label

October 25, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State University

The latest re-registration is underway for metaldehyde and Lonza has decided to let corn and soybeans drop from the label.

Slug Feeding Injury Rampant In Ohio

May 11, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

Crop growers should take extra precaution to scout their fields this spring for slugs as the near-record warm winter Ohio has experienced this year has caused these plant feeders to have attacked earlier than normal.

Slugs Damage Corn, Soybeans, Grains, Alfalfa

April 29, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Slug activity is picking up, particularly in portions of the Midwest receiving regular rains.

No-Till Briefs

August 1, 2009 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Residue Management

Grant Troop says insecticides won’t do anything to control slugs, but how you apply them can help against these devastating pests.

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