Metaldehyde Bait

Metaldehyde Bait

1_Trade_Name	Manufacturer	Form
4FARMERS METALDEHYDE SNAIL AND SLUG BAIT	4 FARMERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	BAIT
BAITEM SNAIL & SLUG KILLER PELLETS	TRIOX PTY. LTD.	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
BETTA GROWER SNAIL & SLUG BAIT	BETTA-GROWER FERTILIZERS PTY LTD	BAIT
CHEMAG SNAIL & SLUG BUSTER	IMTRADE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
DAVID GRAYS SNAIL KILLER PELLETS	DAVID GRAY & CO PTY LIMITED	BAIT
DEFENDER PETREPEL SNAIL & SLUG PELLETS	Evergreen Garden Care Australia Pty Ltd	BAIT
DEFENDER SNAIL & SLUG PELLETS	Evergreen Garden Care Australia Pty Ltd	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
FARMALINX SNAIL TRAIL SNAIL AND SLUG PELLETS	FARMALINX PTY LTD	BAIT
GENFARM SWIPA SLUG AND SNAIL PELLETS	Agribait Pty Ltd	BAIT
GRENADE SNAIL AND SLUG BAIT	KYM ALAN MAXWELL/JULIE KAY MAXWELL	BAIT
HORTICO SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL VEGETABLES, ORNAMENTALS & OTHER PLANTS	DULUXGROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD	BAIT
IMTRADE METAKILL SNAIL & SLUG BAIT	IMTRADE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	BAIT
Jekyll Snail and Slug Killer	RURALCO HOLDINGS LIMITED	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
KENSO AGCARE SLUG & SNAIL PELLETS	KENSO CORPORATION (M) SDN. BHD.	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
METAREX MICRO SLUG BAIT	DE SANGOSSE SA	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
METAREX SNAIL AND SLUG BAIT	DE SANGOSSE SA	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
MISSION SNAIL-DEAD BAIT	MISSION BELL HOLDINGS PTY LTD	BAIT
MUNNS A FAMILY COMPANY SNAIL & SLUG MINI PELLETS EACH SACHET PROTECTS 5M2 OF GARDEN	DULUXGROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
OZTEC SNAIL BAIT PELLETS	OZTEC RURAL PTY LTD	BAIT
PESTMASTER SNAIL & SLUG NEW MINI PELLETS	TRIOX PTY. LTD.	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
PESTMASTER SNAIL & SLUG PELLETS	TRIOX PTY. LTD.	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
RICHGRO SNAIL AND SLUG KILLER PELLETS	A. RICHARDS PTY LTD	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
Sabakem Metaldehyde Snail and Slug Pellets	SABAKEM PTY LTD	BAIT
Searles Snail & Slug Pellets	J C & A T SEARLE PTY LTD	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
SIPCAM SCUTTLE SNAIL & SLUG PELLETS	SIPCAM PACIFIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
SLIMEBUSTER: "THE POWER PELLET" SNAIL AND SLUG BAIT	DE SANGOSSE SA	BAIT
SLUGEM SNAIL & SLUG KILLER PELLETS	TRIOX PTY. LTD.	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
SLUGGER SLUG AND SNAIL PELLETS	ADAMA AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED	BAIT
SLUGOUT ALL WEATHER SLUG AND SNAIL BAIT	NUFARM AUSTRALIA LIMITED	GRANULAR FORMULATION
Smart Cargo Snail Bait	CROP SMART PTY LTD	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
SMASHEM SNAIL & SLUG KILLER PELLETS	TRIOX PTY. LTD.	PELLET (EG SNAIL BAIT)
SNAILEX 15 G/KG METALDEHYDE SLUG AND SNAIL PELLETS	WILHELM RURAL PTY LTD	BAIT
YATES BLITZEM SNAIL & SLUG PELLETS	DULUXGROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD	BAIT

4. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Metaldehyde 15-18g/kg

5. COST: $8.58 per L or kg.

6. CHEMICAL GROUP: .

7. RELATED PESTICIDES:

8. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

A snail and slug bait for agricultural and horticultural use

9. APPLICATION METHODS AND TIPS:

Don't heap pellets
Multiple applications at low rates are more effective than single applications at a high rate.
Keep away from pets, poultry and animals as consumption of pellets may be fatal

10. ADJUVANTS, WETTERS, OILS:

Not applicable

11. EQUIPMENT:

Use spreaders that uniformly apply the pellets.

12. SPRAYER WASH OUT AND DECONTAMINATION:

13. WATER OR CARRIER DATA:

Not applicable
Spread straight from the bag.

14. WEATHER:

Apply after rain during humid overcast weather when snails and slugs are active.

15. RAINFASTNESS:

16. SOIL:

No specific effect.

17. PLANT HEALTH and OTHER EFFECTS:

Goof crop safety.

18. WITHHOLDING PERIODS:

Don't apply within 7 days of harvest.
Avoid application to edible parts of plants
Don't apply within 7 days of harvest.
Avoid application to edible parts of plants

19. PLANT BACK PERIODS or RECROPPING INTERVALS:

None required

20. MODE OF ACTION:

Death of slugs and snails within a day of consuming pellets.

21. PESTICIDE RESISTANCE:

Some species may be resistant or develop resistance with continued application. Rotate with products from alternative groups.

22. TOXICITY:

Poison schedule - S5
Summary:
Details:
Poison schedule - S5
Mammalian toxicity - Slight to moderate toxicity
Acute oral LD50 - 227-690 mg/kg (rats), 207 mg/kg (cats). 100-1000 mg/kg (dogs) ~75-100 mg/kg (children). A child death has been reported after ingesting 3000 mg of metaldehyde. [For comparison table salt is 3000 mg/kg]
Acute dermal: Moderate toxicity. LD50 - 2275 - >5000 mg/kg (rats).
Skin - Mild irritant. Repeated exposure may caus dermatitis.
Eye - Mild irritant. Not a sensitser. Repeated exposure may cause conjunctivitis.
Vapour inhalation - Moderately toxic. LC50 - >0.2 to >15 mg/L air (4 hour rat) and 0.35 mg/L (2 hour mice).
Chronic oral toxicity NOEL - 5 mg/kg/day.
Reproduction - High doses of 50-250 mg/kg/day interfered with reproduction and offspring survival in rats.
Not carcinogenic or teratogenic in animal studies. Suspected mutagen in some tests.
Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) - 0.005 mg/kg/day.
Metaldehyde and its metabolites may cause kidney lesions and affect the central nervous system.
It is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract into the bloodstream. The main breakdown product is acetaldehyde. Metabolite can cross the blood brain barrier and affect the level of consciousness.

23. TOXICITY SYMPTOMS:

Within a few hours of ingestion - severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomitting, diarrhea, fever, convulsions, coma and persistant memory loss.

24. FIRST AID:

If SWALLOWED -
If in EYES - Irrigate for 15 minutes with plenty of water.
If on SKIN - Rinse with plenty of water, remove contaminated clothing, wash with soap and water.
If INHALED - Remove patient to fresh air.
If patient has symptoms or is concerned contact a doctor immediately.
Advice to doctor - Treat symptomatically. Symptoms may take several hours to develop. Consider gastric lavage, after intubation, and administration of activated charcoal and a saline cathartic. Convulsions may be treated with intravenous (IV) diazepam.
Call Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26

25. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:

Elbow length PVC gloves preferred but not essential if spreading by hand..
Cotton overalls and washable hat.
Boots.

26 RE ENTRY PERIODS and OTHER SAFETY ISSUES:

None required

27. PROPERTIES:

Product appearance - Green pellets. Slight acetaldehyde odour.
Shelf Life -
Product Flammability - Not explosive. Combustible.
Half life in water - days at pH5 and 35 C.
Water solubility at 25 C. - ppm at pH. Not soluble to slowly dissolve in water.
Oil solubility -
Octanol:Water ratio at 25 C. - at pH 5.
Vapour Pressure at 25 C. - 6600 mPa (metaldehyde).
Dissociation constant - pKa.
Melting point - decomposes before melting.
Boiling point - Not applicable.
Molecular weight -
Density -
LogPow - 0.12 (metaldehyde)

28. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:

Summary - Biodegradable.
Birds - Moderate toxicity. LD50 = 170 mg/kg. Bird deaths have been reported.
Fish - Practically non toxic. LC50(96hr) = 75 mg/L.
Invertebrates -Practically non toxic. EC50(48hr) >90 mg/L (daphnia)
Algae - LC50(96 hr) = 73.5 mg/L
Bees - Not toxic. Baits with up to 6% metaldehyde are not toxic to bees.
It has a half life in soil of several days. It is weakly absorbed onto organic matter and clay.
In water it rapidly hydrolyses to acetaldehyde.
It has an EPA classification for soil mobility that ranges from
Ground water contamination is unlikely due to it low persistance.
Accumulation in milk and tissues.
Pellets decompose to leave no harmful residue.
Toxicity to wildlife has been reported with baits containing more than 4% metalehyde.
Flowers may loose their colour when exposed to metaldehyde.

29. COMPATIBILITY:

See HerbiGuide for compatibility with other herbicides, insecticides and fungicides.
Not applicable

30. REGISTERED CROPS, INSECTS and DISEASES.

See HerbiGuide Species Solutions Tab for registered uses.

31. GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORY INFORMATION:

Dangerous Goods Class - Not a dangereous good.
Hazchem Code - Not hazardous.
Packaging Group -
Initial Emergency Response Guide IERG -
UN Number - None allocated
NOHSC Classification and phrases -
CAS No - 108-62-3

32. References:

Crop Care (2006) MSDS 05/06
Farmoz (2003) MSDS 11/03

Acknowledgments:

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