South America Molluscicides Market – Growth Market Reports The South America molluscicides market size is estimated to register a significant CAGR during the forecast period, 2021–2028. The growth of the market is attributed to rising demand for high-quality food, as well as an increase in the frequency of snail and slug infestations, primarily in cereal crops such as rice, maize, and wheat.
Mollusks are a type of pest that feeds on crops. Snails and slugs are the most common mollusks. Snails and slugs eat plant leaves, stems, and roots. Snails and slugs have been known to eat complete young seedlings in huge infestations. They prey on and eat a broad range of plants. Mollusk attacks on plants cause a considerable reduction in plant production and may even end in the death of the plant. Molluscicides are used to kill mollusks in crops and plants. Farmers are increasingly using molluscicides in their crops as crop losses from snails and slugs rise. Molluscicides are insecticides that kill mollusks, a phylum of invertebrates that includes tens of thousands of species. Molluscicides are used to kill octopi and squid, as well as snails and slugs. Pesticides against mollusks are sometimes known as snail baits, snail pellets, or slug pellets, are typically used in agriculture or gardening to manage gastropod pests, particularly slugs and snails. During the pandemic, a sudden and unexpected increase in demand for pest control left manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers scrambling to keep active chemicals on the shelves. Labor shortages and a reduction in the availability of raw materials are the result of movement restrictions and sickness.