metaldehyde
noun
met·al·de·hyde
ˌmet-ˈal-də-ˌhīd 
: a crystalline compound (CH3CHO)4 that is a polymer of acetaldehyde and is used as a lure and poison for snails and slugs
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Snails and slugs that have eaten metaldehyde often seek hiding places, become inactive and begin to die within days.
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Teddy Grant, ABC News, 20 June 2023
The properties where the snails were found will be treated with the slug and snail killer metaldehyde over the next 18 months and the area will be monitored for two years after the last snail is found, per Field and Stream’s Ashley Stimpson.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2022
According to Chitty, FDACS plans to spend three years eradicating the population in Pasco County, using the pesticide metaldehyde to treat the soil.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 3 July 2022
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Teddy Grant, ABC News, 20 June 2023
The properties where the snails were found will be treated with the slug and snail killer metaldehyde over the next 18 months and the area will be monitored for two years after the last snail is found, per Field and Stream’s Ashley Stimpson.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2022
According to Chitty, FDACS plans to spend three years eradicating the population in Pasco County, using the pesticide metaldehyde to treat the soil.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 3 July 2022
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metaldehyde
noun
met·al·de·hyde
ˌmet-ˈal-də-ˌhīd
: a crystalline compound (C2H4O)n that is a cyclic oligomer of acetaldehyde used as a solid fuel for portable stoves and as a lure and poison for snails
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