Eradicate Snail & Slug Bait 1kg – Iron EDTA Pellets, Australian Made

Eradicate Snail & Slug Bait 1kg: Iron EDTA Pellets, Australian Made

Eradicate Snail & Slug Bait is a modern snail and slug bait built around Iron EDTA complex, manufactured right here in Australia. It's a genuinely different approach to the older metaldehyde and methiocarb baits, and the difference shows up in your garden.

Damage Stops Straight Away

This is the key advantage, and it's worth understanding properly.

Older baits based on metaldehyde or methiocarb work by causing paralysis followed by poisoning. The catch is that the snail or slug keeps feeding until it's paralysed, so it carries on damaging your plants after taking the bait.

Eradicate works differently. It interferes with the snail's oxygen carrier, so they die from lack of oxygen. Crucially, even a small amount stops them feeding immediately. The moment they've taken the bait, the damage to your plants stops. For seedlings and soft new growth, where a single night of feeding can wipe out a row, that difference matters a great deal.

The snails and slugs then move away from the bait back to their hiding places to die, which is why you generally don't find dead snails scattered around your garden beds.

Why Gardeners Choose Iron EDTA

Iron EDTA complex baits have become the preferred choice for a lot of Australian gardeners, particularly those growing food or with pets and birds around the garden. Compared with metaldehyde and methiocarb baits, Iron EDTA carries a much lower risk to pets, birds and other non-target species, and a lower risk to water supplies. Iron EDTA is not a scheduled poison, and it's accepted as an allowable food input, which is why these baits suit vegetable gardens and organic growing.

As with any garden bait, apply it as directed, avoid heaps, and keep pets out of the way while you're applying it.

How to Use

• Rate: sprinkle 70 pellets per square metre around the plants you want to protect.

• Timing: apply after rain or watering, when snails and slugs become active. Evening application works best, as they feed at night.

• Never place pellets in heaps. Scatter them evenly. An even, thin spread means more snails and slugs encounter a pellet, so you get better control from the same quantity of bait.

• Where: around vegetables, seedlings, leafy greens, flowers, ornamentals and potted plants, and in the damp, sheltered spots where snails shelter during the day.

• Reapply as needed when fresh activity appears.

Product Details

• Active constituent: 60 g/kg Iron EDTA complex

• Pack size: 1 kg

• Made in: Australia

Key Features & Benefits

• Iron EDTA complex at 60 g/kg, manufactured in Australia

• Snails and slugs stop feeding immediately, so plant damage stops on contact with the bait

• Works by interfering with the snail's oxygen carrier

• Lower risk to pets, birds and non-target wildlife than metaldehyde or methiocarb baits

• Iron EDTA is not a scheduled poison and is an accepted food input

• Well suited to vegetable gardens and food crops

• No dead snails littered around your garden beds

• Simple scatter application, no mixing required

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the ingredients in Eradicate Snail & Slug Bait?
The active constituent is 60 g/kg Iron EDTA complex, manufactured in Australia.

How do I use Eradicate?
Sprinkle the pellets at a rate of 70 pellets per square metre around the plants you want to protect. Apply after rain or watering, ideally in the evening, and never place the pellets in heaps.

How does it work?
It interferes with the oxygen carrier in snails and slugs, so they die from lack of oxygen. They move back to their hiding spots to die, which is why you don't usually find them dead around the bait.

How is it different from metaldehyde baits?
Metaldehyde and methiocarb baits paralyse the snail, and it continues feeding on your plants until the paralysis sets in. With Eradicate, even a small amount makes snails stop feeding immediately, so damage to your plants stops right away.

What is the best snail and slug killer?
It depends on your garden. If you're growing food, or you have pets, chooks or birds around, an Iron EDTA bait like Eradicate is generally the preferred choice, since it stops feeding immediately, carries a lower risk to non-target animals, and isn't a scheduled poison. Older metaldehyde baits are cheaper but allow continued feeding damage and carry a higher risk profile.

Can I use it around vegetables?
Yes. Iron EDTA is accepted as an allowable food input, which makes these baits well suited to vegetable gardens and food crops. Follow the directions on the pack.

Why don't I find dead snails after using it?
Because affected snails and slugs move away from the bait back to their hiding places before they die. It's normal, and it isn't a sign the bait hasn't worked. Look instead for the damage to your plants stopping.

When should I apply it?
After rain or watering, and in the evening, since that's when snails and slugs are active and out feeding.