Investment
Investment
NGN - Communication and extension of slug management in the Southern region
- Project start date:
- 29/04/2022
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2024
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Organisation
- Michael A Nash
- Region:
- South
- Project status
- Completed
GRDC News
Spring slug numbers key to next year’s...
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Growers in areas affected by slugs have been urged to closely monitor paddocks this spring...
Wet conditions make vigilance the key for...
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Economics should be one of the factors that drives decisions about baiting and other control...
Latest GRDC slug control tactics now available...
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Increased slug damage has been reported by grain growers in Victoria, South Australia and southern...
Podcasts
2023 Southern region slug update
1686664800000The southern region is experiencing its worst season of slug infestation. GRDC discusses with Tim Pohlner and Dr Michael Nash...
Slug control across southern Australia
1652796000000As many southern growers know, good growing conditions for crops also means good ground conditions for slugs.
Resources
Slugs In Crops: The Back Pocket Guide
Slugs have become an important pest group attacking Australian grain crops as farming practices have changed.
Slug control fact sheet
Slugs are an increasing problem in the high-rainfall zones, especially where conservation agriculture is practised.