Description
Detect Slugs Before Damage Occurs
Slug Monitoring Mats provide a simple, reliable way to monitor slug activity in pastures and broadacre crops. By creating a cool, moist refuge, slugs naturally gather beneath the mat, making it easy to identify activity levels, locate hotspots and assess baiting effectiveness.
Ideal for pasture, canola, cereals, pulses and forage crops, monitoring mats help growers make informed decisions before economic damage occurs.
Use in conjunction with premium slug baits IronMax Pro and Metarex INOV.
Benefits of slug monitoring mats
- Quickly detect slug activity in paddocks.
- Identify high-risk areas before sowing and emergence.
- Monitor the effectiveness of baiting programs.
- Improve timing of slug control applications.
- Reusable and easy to deploy.
- Suitable for pasture and broadacre cropping systems.
How It Works
Slugs seek out cool, damp environments during the day. When placed on the soil surface and wetted, the monitoring mat provides an attractive shelter where slugs congregate. Regular inspections allow growers and agronomists to track activity levels throughout the season.
Interpreting Results
Slug monitoring mats are designed to identify activity rather than provide a fixed treatment threshold. Risk varies depending on crop type, growth stage, soil moisture and seasonal conditions.
Monitoring trends over time is often more valuable than a single count. Increasing numbers indicate rising pressure, while declining counts after baiting suggest successful control.
