Project Progress
Below you will be able to find information on how the initial aims and plans of the project along with up to date information on where it is today. Take a look and make sure to get in touch if you have any questions.
Year 1: 1 June 2023 – 1 June 2024
Our Slug Sleuths are almost completely done now with the slug trap monitoring ready for scientists at Harper Adams University and CHAP to take a look at and analyse. This means we are now moving onto the next step within the project… Introducing the SLIMERS AI! Watch the webinar or read the article below to find out more.
We have now recruited all of our Slug Sleuths who are taking part in the trials in Year 1 of the SLIMERS project. With a strong protocol and full-support our farmers and agronomists are managing to monitor 100 slug traps each. To read the details of this project and find out exactly what our Slug Sleuths are up to, click the button below.
With preparations underway for this project, a vital job for our Slug Scouts is to make sure they are sending in all the grey field slugs that they find! The John Innes Centre are hoping for over 2000 slugs in order for great results to come from the feeding trials this year, so if this sounds like a job you can help with, click the button below to receive your Slug Scout pack today!
Project Plans