Slug control using botanical preparations

Poljoprivredne kulture oštećuju brojni štetnici koji uzrokuju smanjenje uroda i kakvoće proizvoda. Zbog klimatskih promjena, puževi su postali problem u proizvodnji povrća, ponajviše lisnatog. Suzbijanje puževa temelji se na uporabi kemijskih pripravaka koji, osim što imaju negativan učinak na prirodne neprijatelje i okoliš, često nisu dovoljno učinkoviti zbog djelovanja različitih okolišnih čimbenika. Zbog negativnih učinaka primjene kemijskih pripravaka i težnje EU da bude prvi klimatski neutralan kontinent do 2050., sve se veći interes pridaje biološkom suzbijanju. Cilj rada bio je utvrditi učinak botaničkih pripravaka na osnovu lavande, kadulje, češnjaka, ružmarina i kave na puževe golaće roda Arion. U pokusima su tretirani listovi salate, a najbolje rezultate u oba pokusa pokazale su lavanda i kadulja, dok je ružmarin imao najslabiji učinak. Pripravci djelomično odbijaju puževe od hranjenja, ali kako bi štete izostale ili bile slabije trebaju se integrirati sve mjere zaštite od puževa.Agricultural crops are damaged by numerous pests causing a decrease in the yield and quality of the product. Because of climate change, slugs became a problem in vegetable production, mostly leafy vegetables. Slug control is based on the use of chemical preparations which, in addition to having a negative impact on natural enemies and the environment are often not sufficiently effective due to the effects of different environmental factors. Due to the negative effects of the use of chemical preparations and the EU's aspiration to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, a growing interest is given to biological suppression. The aim of the paper was to determine the effect of botanical preparations based on lavender, sage, garlic, rosemary and coffee on slugs of the Arion genus. Salad leaves were treated in the experiments, and the best results in both experiments were shown by lavender and sage, while rosemary had the weakest effect. The botanical preparations partially repel slugs from feeding, but in order to minimise the damage, all measures of slug protection shoud be implemented