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Approved for use on all cereal, vegetable, grass ley and high value broad-field crops, Ferrabait^® slug pellets contain a complex proprietary formulation of 12 ingredients including 1% w/w Feralla (elemental iron) which is toxic to slugs and causes rapid cessation of feeding.

Ferrabait® pellets also contain a blend of high-quality wheat flours which ensure optimum pellet palatability, and humic acids which stimulate rapid feeding. The pellets also boast class-leading levels of longevity thanks to ADAMA’s unique manufacturing process.

Ferrabait® is manufactured using ADAMA’s Desidro^® wet processing and two-stage drying technology which produces pellets with the ideal balance of persistence in wet weather and palatability over a longer duration. Ferrabait® pellets therefore remain mould-free for longer than other slug baits.

Meanwhile, the inclusion of humic acids improves the taste appeal of the new pellets, encouraging slugs to feed quickly and fully, thereby increasing consumption rates. And, as soon as a Ferrabait® pellet is ingested, the elemental iron is solubilized and rapidly disrupts the slug’s digestive system, making it less mobile and stopping feeding almost immediately.

Proven spreading accuracy

Ferrabait® is manufactured to tight processing specifications to ensure each pellet is of a uniform size, shape, weight, consistency and colour. At a size of 2.5mm by 2.1mm, Ferrabait® pellets spread accurately to wide operating widths and provide the optimal number of baiting points (40-50 pellets per m²). Ferrabait® pellets are also certified for use with a wide range of the most popular applicators.

In contrast, smaller ‘mini’ pellets, which have a larger comparative surface area and therefore tend to degrade more rapidly in wet conditions, don’t spread as accurately at wider spreading widths, while larger pellets provide too few baiting points.

Similarly, smaller pellets can be less effective due to the requirement for slugs to ingest more than one pellet to receive a lethal dose. Conversely, trials have shown that slugs need to eat less than one pellet of Ferrabait® to receive a lethal dose, leaving the remainder of the pellet available for the next slug to feed on and giving greater longevity of control from one application.

FERRABAIT® KEY FACTS

• Contains 1% w/w Feralla (elemental iron) which causes rapid cessation of feeding
• Also contains high quality wheat flours and humic acid to stimulate rapid feeding
• Uniform pellet shape, size and weight ensures accurate spreading
• Pellets remain mould-free and palatable for longer
• Each pellet contains more than enough Feralla to provide a lethal dose

Ferrabait^® pellets remain mould-free, palatable and effective for longer than other slug pellets, resulting in better rates of slug mortality and improved crop protection.