AGROSAN B

PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: Agrosan B is a molluscicide based on metaldehyde (5%), an active substance of the cyclooctane chemical group, formulated as a ready-to-use granular bait. It is presented in the form of small pellets with no tendency to agglomerate, blue in colour, with a faint musty odour. The product is non-explosive and has no oxidising properties. It is stable under normal storage and handling conditions.

MOD OF ACTION: Agrosan B is a molluscicide with contact action as well as on the stomach of the pest, as mucous cells are irreversibly destroyed. The active substance, metaldehyde, is a molluscicide that is applied to a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops to control slugs and slugs (shell-less slugs). The effects of the product on pests are thought to be directly related to the active substance. When metaldehyde is absorbed, snails react by secreting excess amounts of mucus.

Changes in mucus chemical properties demonstrate a multiple action of metaldehyde on mucus formation processes. The functions of skin protection, locomotion and digestion are impaired since they are directly dependent on proper mucus formation. Excessive mucus secretion can be interpreted as a detoxification reaction in which snails try to eliminate the active substance. The reason for snail death is mucus cell destruction rather than water loss. This effect is not neutralised by environmental water.

Pause time to harvest: 20 days.