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Old 01-07-2010, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith Cunningham View Post
According to the instructions on my ASDA slug pellet container, the pellets
shouldn't be applied just before rain. It this because here is some danger
of the plants then taking up the toxic metaldehyde and passing it on to
consumers of the crops?
It's because of the pellets disintegrating through being soaked and becoming ineffective.