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Fungal spore transport by omnivorous mycophagous slug in temperate forest

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Slugs are important consumers of fungal fruiting bodies and expected to carry their spores. In this study, we examined whether slugs (Meghimatium fruhstorferi) can act as effective dispersers of spores of basidiomycetes.
Keiko Kitabayashi, Shumpei Kitamura, Nobuko Tuno   +2 more
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Lethality of Phasmarhabditis spp. (P. hermaphrodita, P. californica, and P. papillosa) Nematodes to the Grey Field Slug Deroceras reticulatum on Canna Lilies in a Lath House

Agronomy, 2021
The grey field slug, Deroceras reticulatum, is an agricultural pest causing damage to a wide variety of crops each year. The nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita has been shown to effectively kill this slug in field-simulated conditions, leading to its
Jacob Schurkman, Christine Dodge, Rory Mc Donnell, Irma Tandingan De Ley, Adler R. Dillman   +4 more
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Reducing the Application Rate of Molluscicide Pellets for the Invasive Spanish Slug, Arion vulgaris

Insects, 2022
Arion vulgaris are mostly controlled using chemical molluscicide products, and the detrimental environmental effects of these molluscicides can be reduced by decreasing the number of pellets applied per unit area.
Mantas Adomaitis, Grita Skujienė, Paulius Račinskas   +2 more
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A new giant keelback slug of the genus Limax from the Balkans, described by citizen scientists [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022
Despite their large size, striking colouration and genital extravagance, the taxonomy of the European giant keelback slugs of the genus Limax is still poorly understood.
Menno Schilthuizen, Cameron Thompson, Rick de Vries, Anthonie van Peursen, Marta Paterno, Simone Maestri, Luca Marcolongo, Chiara Esposti, Massimo Delledonne, Iva Njunjić   +9 more
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Specific features of accumulation of heavy metals in the body of mollusks (Molluska: Limacidae) of the southern slope of the Aragats mountain range

Юг России: экология, развитие, 2022
Aim. The aim of this work is the study of the specifics of accumulation of heavy metals in the body of gastropod mollusks ‐ slugs (Molluska: Limacidae) on the southern slope of the Aragats mountain range, namely, conducting a quantitative analysis of ...
V. S. Hovhannisyan, L. D. Arutyunova, L. S. Mirumyan, M. Z. Magomedova, P. D. Magomedova, T. E. Poghosyan   +5 more
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Suchozemští plži přírodní rezervace Plané loučky a přírodních památek Častava, Hvězda a Kurfürstovo rameno v CHKO Litovelské Pomoraví [PDF]

Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2022
In 2022, four small-scale protected areas (SPA) within Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area were surveyed for terrestrial molluscs. All localities are floodplain forest fragments with oxbow lakes, pools and marshes in the Morava river catchment ...
Radovan Coufal
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POSSIBILITIES OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE CONTROL METHODS AGAINST ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SLUGS WITH EMPHASIS ON THE RESULTS OF DOMESTIC RESEARCHES OF CONTROLLING ARIONIDAE SLUGS

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2016
Slugs from the Arionidae and Limacidae families are classified as an important economic agricultural pests. They are omnivorous animals. Slugs are sensitive to drying out, so they are active at night and in cloudy, rainy weather.
Žiga Laznik, Stanislav Trdan
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Efficacy of invasive alien plants in controlling Arionidae slugs

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2020
Aim of study: To develop an alternative slug control method, we explored the use of plant material from seven invasive plant species against Arion slugs. Area of study: The experiments were performed at the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia).
Ziga Laznik, Tanja Bohinc, Kristijan Franin, Ivana Majić, Stanislav Trdan   +4 more
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Testing the efficacy of different substances against Arion slugs (Arionidae) under laboratory conditions

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2010
In 2008 and 2009 we studied molluscicidal activity of 26 substances in 89 different treatments under laboratory conditions. The experiments in which slugs (Arion spp.) were a part took place in two series: 1) with the injection of active substances in ...
Žiga LAZNIK, Maja MIHIČINAC, Jaka RUPNIK, Matej VIDRIH, Igor PRŠA, Stanislav TRDAN   +5 more
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Chemical Compounds Toxic to Invertebrates Isolated from Marine Cyanobacteria of Potential Relevance to the Agricultural Industry

Toxins, 2014
In spite of advances in invertebrate pest management, the agricultural industry is suffering from impeded pest control exacerbated by global climate changes that have altered rain patterns to favour opportunistic breeding.
Magbubah Essack, Hanin S. Alzubaidy, Vladimir B. Bajic, John A. C. Archer   +3 more
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