Actives IndexAustralia

Metaldehyde

AldehydesAgricultural active constituent

9 approved sources, 1 of them since 2024. 33 registered products from 22 registrants; the top 3 hold 27%. 19 registrants sell it without holding an approval.

C8H16O4Structure from PubChem CID 61021

Several approved sources

Approved sources
9
Registered products
33
Registrants
22
Data protection ends
2030-06-18

Market structure

Who registers it

Also holds a source approvalRegisters only

  1. Triox Pty. Ltd.5
  2. Evergreen Garden Care Australia Pty Ltd2
  3. Duluxgroup (Australia) Pty Ltd2
  4. Nufarm Australia Limited2
  5. Agribait Pty Ltd2
  6. Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd2
  7. Titan Ag Pty Ltd2
  8. Prestige Management Trust2
  9. 14 others14

Market timeline

Registered products, cumulativeSources approved each year

20022005: 1 source approved20052006: 1 source approved2008: 1 source approved201020152017: 1 source approved202020252026: 1 source approved33

Only records current in the export are counted, so earlier years are understated. 8 products first registered before 2002 are in the starting total.

Who to talk to

Register products, hold no approval19

Their products rely on a source approved for another company.

  1. Evergreen Garden Care Australia Pty Ltd2 products
  2. Duluxgroup (Australia) Pty Ltd2 products
  3. Nufarm Australia Limited2 products
  4. Agribait Pty Ltd2 products
  5. Titan Ag Pty Ltd2 products
  6. Prestige Management Trust2 products
  7. David Gray & Co. Pty Limited1 product
  8. A. Richards Pty Ltd1 product

11 more in the tables below.

Hold an approval and register products3

Approval holders that also sell products under their own name.

  1. Triox Pty. Ltd.5 products
  2. Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd2 products
  3. Arch Wood Protection (Aust) Pty Limited1 product

Hold an approval, no products6

Holders with no registered product of their own containing it.

  1. Adama Australia Pty LimitedApproval only
  2. Agrimart Industries Pty LtdApproval only
  3. Jiangsu Good Harvest-Weien Agrochemical Co LtdApproval only
  4. Jiangsu Weunite Fine Chemical Co., LtdApproval only
  5. Pennzoil-Quaker State Australia CompanyApproval only
  6. Shandong Rainbow International Co LtdApproval only

9 approved sources

Approval holderIts products with this activeApproval no.Approved
Triox Pty. Ltd.5508651998-10-30
Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd2566592005-07-29
Arch Wood Protection (Aust) Pty Limited1487351996-03-26
Pennzoil-Quaker State Australia Company—440141996-03-27
Adama Australia Pty Limited—444851998-11-02
Agrimart Industries Pty Ltd—582122006-01-18
Shandong Rainbow International Co Ltd—621412008-02-12
Jiangsu Good Harvest-Weien Agrochemical Co Ltd—827572017-01-03
Jiangsu Weunite Fine Chemical Co., Ltd—962322026-03-26

Sorted by how many products the holder registers with this active. A holder can be the manufacturer or a company holding the approval for a source.

22 registrants

RegistrantProductsHolds an approval
Triox Pty. Ltd.5Yes
Evergreen Garden Care Australia Pty Ltd2No
Duluxgroup (Australia) Pty Ltd2No
Nufarm Australia Limited2No
Agribait Pty Ltd2No
Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd2Yes
Titan Ag Pty Ltd2No
Prestige Management Trust2No
David Gray & Co. Pty Limited1No
A. Richards Pty Ltd1No
Sipcam Pacific Australia Pty. Limited1No
Animal Control Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd1No
Farmalinx Pty Ltd1No
Kym Alan Maxwell/Julie Kay Maxwell1No
4 Farmers Australia Pty Ltd1No
J C & A T Searle Pty Ltd1No
Crop Smart Pty Ltd1No
Sabakem Pty Ltd1No
Arch Wood Protection (Aust) Pty Limited1Yes
De Sangosse Sas1No
Four Seasons Agribusiness Pty Ltd1No
Specialised Chemicals (Aust) Pty Ltd1No

33 registered products

No.ProductRegistrantFormulationContentFirst registeredLabel
698204Farmers Metaldehyde Snail And Slug Bait4 Farmers Australia Pty LtdBait15 g/kg2014-06-19PDF
94889Apparent Snail and Slug BaitTitan Ag Pty LtdBait15 g /kg2024-08-14PDF
87576Axcela Slug and Snail BaitArch Wood Protection (Aust) Pty LimitedGranular Formulation30 g/kg2019-12-13PDF
66400Baitem Snail & Slug Killer PelletsTriox Pty. Ltd.Pellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg2011-07-12PDF
33252David Grays Snail Killer PelletsDavid Gray & Co. Pty LimitedBait20 g/kg1960-11-29PDF
46867Defender Petrepel Snail & Slug PelletsEvergreen Garden Care Australia Pty LtdBait15 g/kg1996-06-21PDF
48916Defender Snail & Slug PelletsEvergreen Garden Care Australia Pty LtdPellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg1996-06-21PDF
60931Delicia Sluggoff LentilsAnimal Control Technologies (Australia) Pty LtdBait30 g/kg2009-05-19PDF
65053Farmalinx Snail Trail Snail And Slug PelletsFarmalinx Pty LtdBait15 g/kg2010-07-05PDF
69115Grenade Snail And Slug BaitKym Alan Maxwell/Julie Kay MaxwellBait15 g/kg2013-08-15PDF
59449Garden Basics Snail & Slug PelletsDuluxgroup (Australia) Pty LtdBait15 g/kg2005-07-08PDF
64990Imtrade Metakill Snail & Slug BaitImtrade Australia Pty LtdBait50 g/kg2012-08-15PDF
87832Imtrade Transcend Molluscicide & Insecticide MixImtrade Australia Pty LtdBait50 g/kg2019-08-23PDF
88160Metarex Inov Slug and Snail BaitDe Sangosse SasReady-to-use bait40 g/kg2020-04-02PDF
49324Nufarm Slugout MolluscicideNufarm Australia LimitedGranular Formulation18 g/kg1997-01-10PDF
97971Nufarm Slugout Molluscicide BNufarm Australia LimitedGranular Formulation18 g /kg2026-10-02PDF
64136Pestmaster Snail & Slug New Mini PelletsTriox Pty. Ltd.Pellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg2009-09-16PDF
51102Pestmaster Snail & Slug PelletsTriox Pty. Ltd.Pellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg1998-11-18PDF
66401QA Metaldehyde Snail & Slug PelletsTriox Pty. Ltd.Pellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg2011-07-12PDF
51579Richgro Snail And Slug Killer PelletsA. Richards Pty LtdPellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg1999-01-15PDF
96550SCA MET15 Snail & Slug PelletsSpecialised Chemicals (Aust) Pty LtdPellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g /kg2025-12-17PDF
52452Sipcam Scuttle Snail & Slug PelletsSipcam Pacific Australia Pty. LimitedPellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg1999-12-17PDF
61764Slugem Snail & Slug Killer PelletsTriox Pty. Ltd.Pellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg2007-04-24PDF
68580Snailex Slug And Snail PelletsAgribait Pty LtdReady-to-use bait15 g/kg2013-04-09PDF
60408Swipa Slug And Snail PelletsAgribait Pty LtdBait15 g/kg2006-02-22PDF
86284Sabakem Metaldehyde Snail and Slug PelletsSabakem Pty LtdBait15 g/kg2018-05-17PDF
81379Searles Snail & Slug PelletsJ C & A T Searle Pty LtdPellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg2015-11-20PDF
91239Sluggit Prima 30 Slug and Snail BaitPrestige Management TrustBait30 g /kg2022-02-24PDF
94318Sluggit Prima 50 Slug and Snail BaitPrestige Management TrustReady-to-use bait50 g /kg2024-11-19PDF
81654Smart Cargo Snail BaitCrop Smart Pty LtdPellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg2015-12-03PDF
88641TITAN Snail & Slug PelletsTitan Ag Pty LtdPellet (Eg Snail Bait)15 g/kg2019-12-18PDF
93999Trail Stop Snail and Slug PelletsFour Seasons Agribusiness Pty LtdBait15 g /kg2023-11-27PDF
46874Yates Blitzem Snail & Slug PelletsDuluxgroup (Australia) Pty LtdBait15 g/kg1999-06-03PDF

Crops and targets

Crops and situations

  1. Pulse crop13
  2. Areas where snails and slugs congregate12
  3. Pasture establishment11
  4. Flowers - seedlings & mature crops10
  5. Vegetable - seedlings & mature crops10
  6. Potted plants - seedlings & mature crops8
  7. Around plants and/or border areas8
  8. Oilseed crop8
  9. Garden7
  10. Vegetable6

Targets

  1. Snail31
  2. Slug25
  3. Common slug13
  4. Grey field slug9
  5. White italian snail9
  6. White snail6
  7. Conical small snail6
  8. Brown field slug5
  9. Small brown snail4
  10. Common garden vine snail3

Number of registered products whose label covers each crop or target, not volumes. The label is what applies.

Changes in the last six months

  1. New product

    Nufarm Australia Limited registered Nufarm Slugout Molluscicide B with Metaldehyde

Quick answers

How many approved sources does Metaldehyde have in Australia?
As of the APVMA export downloaded 2026-10-23, 9 current active constituent approvals cover Metaldehyde. Holders include Triox Pty. Ltd., Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd, Arch Wood Protection (Aust) Pty Limited, Pennzoil-Quaker State Australia Company and Adama Australia Pty Limited, plus 4 more. A holder is not necessarily the manufacturer.
Who registers Metaldehyde products in Australia?
As of the APVMA export downloaded 2026-10-23, 22 companies register 33 agricultural products containing Metaldehyde. The most products are registered by Triox Pty. Ltd., Evergreen Garden Care Australia Pty Ltd and Duluxgroup (Australia) Pty Ltd.
When does data protection end for Metaldehyde?
As of the APVMA export downloaded 2026-10-23, the latest protected data for a product containing Metaldehyde ends on 2030-06-18. Protection covers specific data, not the active itself.
Which crops is Metaldehyde registered for in Australia?
Registered labels containing Metaldehyde most often cover Pulse crop, Areas where snails and slugs congregate, Pasture establishment, Flowers - seedlings & mature crops and Vegetable - seedlings & mature crops, plus 52 more. The label is what applies.