Is Corry's Slug & Snail Killer (snail bait) harmful to chickens?

[k2panman]

Here in Hawai'i we have many huge (2 inch long 1 inch wide) slugs and big 2 inch snails. They seem to be everywhere.

They are the intermediate host for Rat Lungworm disease, a sometimes fatal disease in humans. We don't want to get infected.

We are planting a garden, and have dug up dozens of slugs and slug egg clusters in our flower beds. We bought some Corry's Slug & Snail Killer - pellets with the active ingredient Sodium Ferric EDTA 5% by weight. The box says not toxic to pets or wildlife - "people and pets can enter the area immediately". Does anyone have any experience with this stuff around their chickens?

Here's an excerpt from the EPA's website

https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/registration/fs_PC-139114_01-Dec-08.pdf

IV. Assessing Risks to the Environment Sodium Ferric EDTA is not expected to have adverse effects on non-target organisms or the environment. An acute toxicity test on birds showed little or no toxicity, and waivers were provided and accepted for all other non-target organisms. The waiver rationales that were provided showed little to no toxicity to non-target organisms.

Here's some info from our state Department of Health on the rat lungworm disease:

Angiostrongyliasis, also known as rat lungworm, is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by a parasitic nematode (roundworm parasite) called Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The adult form of A. cantonensis is only found in rodents. However, infected rodents can pass larvae of the worm in their feces. Snails, slugs, and certain other animals (including freshwater shrimp, land crabs, and frogs) can become infected by ingesting this larvae; these are considered intermediate hosts. Humans can become infected with A. cantonensis if they eat (intentionally or otherwise) a raw or undercooked infected intermediate host, thereby ingesting the parasite. For more information on the life-cycle of A. cantonensis, visit the CDC website.

I'm going to inquire to the manufacturer and do some reading on the active ingredient, but I'd like to hear from anyone who uses the stuff.

 

[Folly's place]

That's yet another reason to cook our food! Yuck!
You can look up the MSDS on it too, very helpful.
And good rodent control.
Mary

 

[chktender]

Here in Hawai'i we have many huge (2 inch long 1 inch wide) slugs and big 2 inch snails. They seem to be everywhere.

They are the intermediate host for Rat Lungworm disease, a sometimes fatal disease in humans. We don't want to get infected.

We are planting a garden, and have dug up dozens of slugs and slug egg clusters in our flower beds. We bought some Corry's Slug & Snail Killer - pellets with the active ingredient Sodium Ferric EDTA 5% by weight. The box says not toxic to pets or wildlife - "people and pets can enter the area immediately". Does anyone have any experience with this stuff around their chickens?

Here's an excerpt from the EPA's website

https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/registration/fs_PC-139114_01-Dec-08.pdf

IV. Assessing Risks to the Environment Sodium Ferric EDTA is not expected to have adverse effects on non-target organisms or the environment. An acute toxicity test on birds showed little or no toxicity, and waivers were provided and accepted for all other non-target organisms. The waiver rationales that were provided showed little to no toxicity to non-target organisms.

Here's some info from our state Department of Health on the rat lungworm disease:

Angiostrongyliasis, also known as rat lungworm, is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by a parasitic nematode (roundworm parasite) called Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The adult form of A. cantonensis is only found in rodents. However, infected rodents can pass larvae of the worm in their feces. Snails, slugs, and certain other animals (including freshwater shrimp, land crabs, and frogs) can become infected by ingesting this larvae; these are considered intermediate hosts. Humans can become infected with A. cantonensis if they eat (intentionally or otherwise) a raw or undercooked infected intermediate host, thereby ingesting the parasite. For more information on the life-cycle of A. cantonensis, visit the CDC website.

I'm going to inquire to the manufacturer and do some reading on the active ingredient, but I'd like to hear from anyone who uses the stuff.

Aloha!
I know this post is old but wondering if you ever figured out if Corry's was harmful to chickens or not? We are on Oahu and I just sprinkled some around my hibiscus plant and then one of my hens got out and I think she ate some. Im not sure if I should be concerned or not.

 

[ndgeller]

Same question