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Certis · Phosphoric acid, iron(3+) salt (1:1) 1% · EPA Reg 67702-3-70051 · MICROBIAL PESTICIDE; MOLLUSCICIDE AND TADPOLE SHRIMP Document last checked 2026-05-30

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Monterey Sluggo Molluscicide is a product used to control slugs and snails. It can be applied outdoors to container-grown nursery plants, vegetables, fruits including citrus, commercial turf, golf courses, grass grown for seed, wheat, and surrounding agricultural areas. This product is applied by scattering the bait by hand or with a granular spreader on the soil around plants, in circular bands around the base of plants, or around the perimeter of plantings.

Pests covered (14)

slugs or snailsslugs and snailsSNAILSSLUGSSMOOTH SLUGSLENDER SLUGSPOTTED GARDEN SLUGGRAY GARDEN SLUGEUROPEAN BLACK SLUGLARGE RED SLUGBLACKFIELD SLUGDUSKY SLUGBANANA SLUGGRAY FIELD SLUG

Areas treatable (96)

Container-Grown Nursery PlantsVegetablesFruits Including Citrus (Seedlings)Fruits Including Citrus (Older trees)Commercial Turf Sod, Golf Courses and Grass BuffersGrass Grown for Seed Production, WheatSurrounding Agricultural Areas Suffering InfestationGRASSES GROWN FOR SEEDCORN (SWEET) (BAIT APPLICATION)APPLES (BAIT APPLICATION)PEARS (BAIT APPLICATION)BOYSENBERRIES (BAIT APPLICATION)LOGANBERRIES (BAIT APPLICATION)RASPBERRIES (BAIT APPLICATION)BRUSSELS SPROUTS (BAIT APPLICATION)CABBAGE (BAIT APPLICATION)CAULIFLOWER (BAIT APPLICATION)IVY (BAIT APPLICATION)PLUMS (BAIT APPLICATION)APRICOTS (BAIT APPLICATION)CHERRIES (BAIT APPLICATION)BLACKEYED PEAS (BAIT APPLICATION)WHEAT (BAIT APPLICATION)NECTARINES (BAIT APPLICATION)PEACHES (BAIT APPLICATION)ONIONS (BAIT APPLICATION)MELONS (BAIT APPLICATION)STRAWBERRIES (BAIT APPLICATION)CUCUMBERS (BAIT APPLICATION)SQUASH (BAIT APPLICATION)BEETS (BAIT APPLICATION)CELERY (BAIT APPLICATION)CORN (BAIT APPLICATION)GARLIC (BAIT APPLICATION)POTATOES (BAIT APPLICATION)RADISHES (BAIT APPLICATION)CANTALOUPES (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL FRUIT TREES (BAIT APPLICATION)SUGARCANE (BAIT APPLICATION)CARROTS (BAIT APPLICATION)EGGPLANT (BAIT APPLICATION)CITRUS (BAIT APPLICATION)PEPPERS (BAIT APPLICATION)DICHONDRA (LAWNS) (BAIT APPLICATION)ASPARAGUS (BAIT APPLICATION)SPINACH (BAIT APPLICATION)SWISS CHARD (BAIT APPLICATION)GRAPES (BAIT APPLICATION)TOMATOES (BAIT APPLICATION)PEAS (BAIT APPLICATION)AVOCADOS (BAIT APPLICATION)BEANS (BAIT APPLICATION)SUGAR BEETS (BAIT APPLICATION)TURNIPS (BAIT APPLICATION)SOYBEANS (BAIT APPLICATION)ARTICHOKES (BAIT APPLICATION)LETTUCE (BAIT APPLICATION)RUTABAGAS (BAIT APPLICATION)GUARDRAILSBARRIER STRIPSFALLOW LANDVEGETABLE GARDEN CROPS (BAIT APPLICATION)STORAGE AREASRIGHTS-OF-WAY (HIGHWAY) (BAIT APPLICATION)CORN (FIELD) (BAIT APPLICATION)RIGHTS-OF-WAY (RAILROAD)RAILROADSRIGHTS-OF-WAY (PIPELINE)RIGHTS-OF-WAY (POWER LINES) (BAIT APPLICATION)RIGHTS OF WAY (UTILITY) (BAIT TREATMENT)BLUEBERRIES (BAIT APPLICATION)INDUSTRIAL SITESLUMBER YARDSNONCROP AREAS (BAIT APPLICATION)UNCULTIVATED NONAGRICULTURAL AREAS (BAIT TREATMENT)AIRPORTS (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL TREES (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL GRASSES (BAIT APPLICATION)PARKING AREAS (BAIT APPLICATION)BROCCOLI (BAIT APPLICATION)RECREATIONAL AREAS (BAIT APPLICATION)PARKS (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL PLANTS (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL GARDEN PLANTS (BAIT APPLICATION)BLACKBERRIES (BAIT APPLICATION)FENCEROWS (BAIT APPLICATION)CITRUS (ORNAMENTAL) (BAIT APPLICATION)BUILDING FOUNDATIONS (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL HEDGES (BAIT APPLICATION)GREENHOUSES (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL TURF (GOLF COURSES) (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SHRUBS (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL TURF (GROWN FOR SOD)ORNAMENTAL GROUND COVERS (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL LAWNS (BAIT APPLICATION)

How to treat each type of area 8

Container-Grown Nursery Plants

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
slugs or snails	Outdoor	1	tablespoon	per container of plants being damaged
slugs or snails	Outdoor	1	teaspoon	per square yard; or 24-44 lbs. per acre; scatter around the soil near the containers

Vegetables

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
slugs and snails	Outdoor	20-44	lbs. per acre	Scatter around the perimeter of the vegetable plantings to provide a protective “barrier”; or 0.5-1 lb. per 1,000 square feet. If slugs or snails are inside the rows, then scatter the bait on the soil around the plants and between the rows.

Fruits Including Citrus (Seedlings)

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
slugs and snails	Outdoor	0.15	oz.	or 1 level teaspoon, per square yard, in a 6-inch circular band around the base of the plants to be protected

Fruits Including Citrus (Older trees)

heavy

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
slugs and snails	Outdoor	20-44	lbs. per acre	0.5-1 lb. per 1,000 square feet in orchards, using standard fertilizer granular spreaders. Use the higher rates for heavy infestations.

Commercial Turf Sod, Golf Courses and Grass Buffers

heavy

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
slugs or snails	Outdoor	0.54 to 1	lb. per 1000 square feet	24-44 lbs. per acre. Use the higher rate for heavy infestations. Scatter by hand or with a granular spreader where the slugs or snails are observed.

Grass Grown for Seed Production, Wheat

heavy

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
slugs or snails	Outdoor	0.23 to 1	lb. per 1,000 square feet	1044 lbs. per acre. Use the higher rate for heavy infestations. Scatter by hand or with a granular spreader where the slugs or snails are observed.

Surrounding Agricultural Areas Suffering Infestation

heavy

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
slugs or snails	Outdoor	20-44	lbs./acre	0.5-1 lb. per 1,000 square feet. Use the higher rates for heavy infestations.

Timing & weather

Remains effective after rain or sprinkling.

Use restrictions 3

Do not apply directly to water, or to areas where surface water is present or to intertidal areas below the mean high water mark.
Do not contaminate water when disposing of equipment washwater or rinsate.
Do not contaminate water, food or feed by storage or disposal.

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