Eco-Shield Organic Snail & Slug Killer (600g)

Eco-Shield Organic Snail & Slug Killer (600g)

Eco-Shield is a premium, eco-friendly molluscicide designed to protect your seedlings and prized plants without the risks associated with traditional snail baits. Using a specialized Iron EDTA complex, it effectively stops snails and slugs from feeding almost immediately after ingestion. They then crawl away from the plant to die, leaving no messy slime trails on your foliage. Unlike older "blue" baits containing metaldehyde or methiocarb, Eco-Shield is Registered Organic and designed to break down into nutrients for the soil, making it a responsible choice for the modern, sustainable garden.

Best For Gardeners who want to protect their vegetable patches and flower beds while ensuring the total safety of local wildlife, pets, and children.

Key Features

• Low-Toxicity Formula: Specifically developed to be safer for domestic pets, dogs, cats, and native wildlife (such as blue-tongue lizards and birds) that might encounter the pellets.

• Immediate Crop Protection: Once snails or slugs consume the bait, they lose their appetite instantly, meaning your plants are protected even before the pest actually expires.

• Weather Resistant: The pellets are engineered to be mold-resistant and rain-fast, remaining effective and attractive to pests even after light rain or scheduled watering.

• Registered Organic: Certified for use in organic gardens, ensuring that no synthetic poisons are introduced into your home-grown food chain.

• Soil Friendly: As the pellets eventually break down, they degrade into iron and phosphate, which are natural micronutrients that can be utilized by your plants.

Specifications

• Brand: Organic Crop Protectants (OCP)

• Weight: 600g

• Format: Pellets (Granular)

• Active Ingredient: 60g/kg Iron EDTA Complex

• Certification: Registered Organic (Allowed Input)

Ideal For (Uses)

• Vegetable Seedlings: Protecting vulnerable young greens like lettuce, bok choy, and kale that are often targeted overnight by slugs.

• Lush Ornamentals: Shielding Hostas, Lilies, and Marigolds—the favorite "snacks" of snails—ensuring your garden display remains intact.

• Fruit Patches: Safe for use around strawberries and citrus trees where traditional baits could pose a risk to the quality of the harvest.

• Potted Collections: Keeping indoor and outdoor pots free from hidden snails that hide under the rims or in the drainage holes.

Pro Tip: Do not heap the pellets in piles. For maximum effectiveness, scatter them evenly around the plants at a rate of approximately 1 teaspoon per square meter. Snails are most active in damp conditions, so applying the bait in the early evening after a light watering or rain will produce the best results.

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Since oversized items require special handling, we may need to provide a custom freight quote for your order and will contact you with an updated shipping rate.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup - default method
✔ Direct delivery - requires forklift on site
✔ Direct delivery with tailgate lift truck (extra fees apply)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Because of the forklift requirement, delivery to the nearest depot is the default option and will be the method used unless you contact us to request otherwise.

Business Delivery:

• Business delivery is available for commercial customers only
• If you select business delivery and your products are bulky, it is your responsibility to ensure you have appropriate equipment (including forklifts) to unload products from the delivery truck
• If you select business delivery and you are not a business, you risk your product not being delivered and may incur additional fees to retrieve your order
• Business delivery customers must provide a valid business address and contact information
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

Let us know your preference, and we'll arrange the best solution for you!

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse serves as our office and logistics centre rather than a retail showroom. Because we ship from multiple locations and manage high-turnover stock, not all items are available for immediate pickup.

Lead Times:

• In-Stock Items: Usually ready for dispatch the same day.
• Supplier-Dependent Items: Usually take 2–8 weeks to arrive, depending on supplier availability. Products from Adloheat may take 8–12 weeks to manufacture—they are made to order in Australia by a small business, and longer lead times reflect the care put into quality.

While we strive for fast delivery, some timelines are subject to supplier availability and are beyond our control. We appreciate your patience as we source the best quality gear for your project.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.