Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: ian mcdonald on September 05, 2016, 01:14:11 PM
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CAUTION. Due to the increase of slugs and snails I have used a light sprinkling of slug pellets round my runner beans. There are hardly any beans due to being eaten by slugs and snails. The beans are surrounded by a black membrane to prevent birds and frogs eating the slug pellets. I have eaten three servings of beans and am now showing symptoms of Metaldehyde poisoning i.e. slight head-ache, a bloated feeling, increased heart-rate, not being able to sleep, light headed, tired-ness and diorrhoea. I suggest if anyone has treated their products with slug pellets they would better off destroying them. I can,t find anything on the net about how to treat suspected metaldehyde poisoning. Is it a good idea to drink plenty of water or would this then affect other organs?
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Ian , even in cases of such poisoning in dogs and cats the treatment possibilities are many and varied. I would suggest you consult a doctor as soon as possible. In the event you have already felt so many symptoms there is clearly a possibility of liver or kidney damage. I hope I'm wrong - but better safe than sorry.
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The dangers :
http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/haloxyfop-methylparathion/metaldehyde-ext.html (http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/haloxyfop-methylparathion/metaldehyde-ext.html)
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I have spoken to the surgery. The information is that we would have to eat slug pellets for serious problems, needing attendance at the A&E dept. I think I will err on the side of caution and not eat any more beans. Strange these symptoms came on after eating beans which had been treated with slug pellets. I asked at the Chemists about anyone else reporting these symptoms in case there was a bug going round but it seems I am the only one.
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I cannot say I am totally surprised that the ingredients of the pellets could be taken up by the plants and might so produce symptoms. One of the reasons I am so suspicious of the use of chemicals by growers and especially near food crops.
Goodness knows what ailments are induced or worsened by such "take-up" around the world.