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Observations on the effects of distribution and numbers of slug pellets on the catch of slugs
Author(s) -
WEBLEY D.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1970.tb06442.x
Subject(s) - slug , pellets , biology , pellet , zoology , toxicology , ecology , paleontology
SUMMARY Thirty comparisons were made of the catch of different numbers of slug pellets and the effect of meteorological factors on them. Ten pellets/2 1/2 ft (0.75 m) gave the greatest catch although, economically, the best treatment was from two to five pellets for Agriolimax reticulatus ; for Arion hortensis and Milax budapestensis the return per pellet was low. Throughout the year only 16.6% of the catch variance was removed by meteorological factors.