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Effective baiting options for the control of conical snails in the Albany Port Zone

2016
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding source
Stirlings to Coast Farmers
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Kathi McDonald (SCF)
Svetlana Micic (Department of Agriculture )
Year(s) 2016
Contributor Stirlings to Coast Farmers
Trial location(s) Albany, WA
Effective baiting options for the control of conical snails in the Albany Port Zone locations
Aims

To work out what are the most important factors affecting bait efficacy on small pointed snails.

Key messages
  • Small pointed snails are an increasing problem in the Albany and Esperance port zones.
  • A grower survey shows that while many farmers engage in a snail baiting program, 60% of these are unsure as to the efficacy of baiting on small pointed conical snail control.
  • Caged trials show that all active ingredients in snail baits cause mortality to snails, however the amount of active ingredient has no effect on the rate of mortality, it is the number of bait points that has the most impact on numbers of snails killed.
  • There is no difference in the efficacy of a rainfast versus a non-rainfast bait. However, caged trials suggest that non-rainfast baits lose their integrity after 14 days.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC PFS74-2015-ALB3
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The research undertaken as part of this project is made possible by support of the GRDC RCSN and growers.
GRDC Project Number: PFS74-2015-ALB3 “Effective baiting options for the control of conical snails in the Albany port zone”
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Insecticide : Application Method
  • Pest Management : Slugs/Snails
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Albany 2016

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Albany, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Albany, WA Podosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2016 trial report

2016 trial report



Trial last modified: 25-08-2021 15:56pm AEST