Snail baiting in southern Western Australia
A new online publication is available for Western Australia\u2019s southern grain growers who have a snail, slug or slater problem in their crops.\n\nCrop damage caused by Gastropods and slaters has increased over the past decade and the Albany and Esperance port zone GRDC Regional Cropping Solution Network has identified the issue as an R&D priority.\n\nSo the Stirlings to Coast Farmers grower group, independent consultants and a Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development entomologist have been running trials to evaluate baiting and other controls measures.\n\nSvetlana Micic is DPIRD\u2019s Albany based entomologist and has been running snail baiting trials with local farmers and researching snail reproduction.\n\nIn this podcast, Svetlana talks specifically about the snail problem and what baiting strategies growers should use to help manage this crop pest issue.\n\nFurther information:\nSvetlana Micic | Entomologist Research, Development & Innovation Industry & Economic Development\nDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development\n444 Albany Hwy, Albany WA\n6330 t +61 (0)8 9892 8591 |\nm +61 (0)427 772 051 | w dpird.wa.gov.au\n\n\u2018Mitigating snails, slugs and slaters in southern Western Australia\u2019 is available on the GRDC website at http://bit.ly/2V1GC7d and hard copies are available. To obtain a hard copy, contact the GRDC Perth office on western@grdc.com.au or call 08 9230 4600.\n\nUseful Resources Snail and slug baiting guidelines:\nhttp://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/286735/Snail_and_slug_baiting_guidelines.pdf Mitigating snails, slugs and slaters in southern Western Australia: https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/all-publications/publications/2019/mitigating-snails,-slugs-and-slaters\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices