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This GRDC project "Optimising slug management" is led by Dr Kate Muirhead from SARDI Entomology PestFactsSA and Uni of Adelaide, pictured left counting slugs🔍Collaborating with growers and consultants to monitor 30 sites nationally & develop a predictive slug risk model

13-16 Mar: Small-pointed #snails very active under the snail cam at Gibson WA SEPWA. Vid (15 Mar) starts at 2:30am, but they moved all night every night last 4 days🐌. Good time to apply #snailbait anywhere #snails are this active. @thegrdc Stirlings to Coast Farmers PestFactsSA

13-15 Mar: Small-pointed #snail movement under the camera north of Albany WA Stirlings to Coast Farmers, 3 nights running, after good overnight rain on 13 Mar. this vid (15 Mar) starts at 1:00am. No movement on 16 Mar. Part of GRDC investment "More effective control of pest snails"🐌

17-18 Mar (SA): No overnight #snail movement seen under cameras at mid coast YP and southern YP 🐌. Still too dry but won't take much to set them off. I'll keep you updated! GRDC Eyre P cam is down, up soon🤞Check o/n activity by placing a few bait pellets PestFactsSA

17-18 Mar (WA): Lots more small-pointed #snail movement under camera at Gibson all night (17 Mar), and at dawn (18 Mar). Great #snailbaiting conditions here🐌 SEPWA Moderate SP #snail movement all night after 10pm north of Albany on 17 and 18 Mar Stirlings to Coast Farmers GRDC

Fantastic video from 19 Mar SEPWA. Now is the perfect time to start #snailbaiting if #snails are doing this at your place 🐌 @thegrdc #moreeffectivecontrol

Mar 19-25 (SA): Still not much #snail movement under cams on mid/southern YP. But look out, #millipedes want to eat your #snailbait! Millipedes v active when soil got wet (20Mar/L). They tried to eat our bait pellets (23Mar/R) 😋 but still too dry/hard! GRDC PestFactsSA

Millipedes smashing #snailbait on YP on 3 April 😋 Control #millipedes before controlling snails @thegrdc PestFactsSA

Apr 2-9: In SA, #snails have 'woken up' & now more responsive to moisture. Round snails have been active under YP/EP snail cams on nights when ground rel. humidity exceeds 90%, conical snails more like 95%. First pics from the Eyre P cam! (3 Apr) 🐌 GRDC PestFactsSA

April 2-9: In WA, there is continuing high activity of small-pointed #snails under the snail cam at Gibson SEPWA, and now high activity north of Albany and at Woogenellup Stirlings to Coast Farmers. Very good timing for #snailbaiting if snails are active on your farm🐌@thegrdc

My thoughts on #snail control this autumn, given current weather patterns and snail populations, in PestFactsSA Issue 1: tinyurl.com/3k6fb2n6 🐌 GRDC #moreffectivecontrol

Next update on #snail activity under cams from me will be early May. For WA, Stirlings to Coast Farmers and SEPWA have you covered!🐌For SA, dewy mornings and light o/n sprinkles 🌧️already have snails up and going, so look for early #snailbaiting opportunities on your farm GRDC

SA, 10-21 May: Quite a lot of #snail movement under cams o/night on southern YP (left) and Lower Eyre (right) with a few rain sprinkles🌦️ Vids from 16th May show high #conical snail movement with soil slightly wet. Great time to apply #snailbait when RH > 90%! 🐌 PestFactsSA

Want to know how #snails have enjoyed the rain 🌧️in SA? Last two nights under the cam on southern YP (26-27 May), #conical snails have gone full speed on wet soil. Great time to target #conical snails with #snailbait🐌Also watch out for those millipedes! PestFactsSA GRDC

Mandalotus weevils have been ring-barking canola seedlings at Mt Hope & Tooligie, Eyre P 🪲Check canola 1-week after emergence for missing plants. Weevils are 3-5mm, hard to spot during day, can be found feeding at night. If you find some, let me know! PestFactsSA GRDC