PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an avoidance method of gastropodous pests which can process directly to plant cultivation containers, such as flowerpots or planters, and to window frames, and by which the avoidance effect continues for a long term.SOLUTION: In an avoidance method of gastropodous pests, a viscous, pasty or solid paste-like avoidance composition for gastropodous pests containing nonionic surfactants of 30 mass% or more in which the HLB value is 10 or more as an active substance is spreaded on a surface of an object to form a coating including the nonionic surfactants, and thereby avoiding gastropodous pests by making the coating and the pests contact with each other.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】植木鉢やプランター等の植物栽培容器や窓枠等に直接処理することができ、しかも長期間忌避効力の持続する腹足類害虫の忌避方法を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の腹足類害虫の忌避方法は、有効成分としてHLB値が10以上のノニオン系界面活性剤を30質量%以上含有する粘稠状、ペースト状又は固形糊状の腹足類害虫用忌避組成物を、対象物の表面に塗布し、前記ノニオン系界面活性剤を含む塗膜を形成し、前記塗膜と腹足類害虫を接触させて忌避することを特徴とする。【選択図】なし