Assessment of Barrier Materials to Protect Plants from Florida Leatherleaf Slug (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Veronicellidae)

Capinera, John L.

doi:10.1653/024.101.0327

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“…Twenty-six records were about the use of inorganic compounds for slug management, which was the oldest slug management practice described in the literature (Baltet, 1889). Two studies in the Neotropics mentioned the use of lime for semi-slug and slug management (Bastos Garcia et al, 2012;Capinera, 2018). Literature about biological control of slugs is dominated by studies about carabid beetles (25 records) and nematodes (45 records).…”

Section: Slug Management In the Neotropicsmentioning

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Terrestrial Slugs in Neotropical Agroecosystems

Ramos¹,

Gomes²,

Gutierrez³

et al. 2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Slugs can be important agricultural pests in tropical regions. They are also intermediate hosts of parasitic nematodes, such as Angiostrongylus costaricensis and A. cantonensis, which can cause abdominal and cerebral angiostrongyliasis in humans. Management of slugs in conventional agriculture has relied heavily in the use of pellets containing metaldehyde. In this article, we review cases of slug problems and their management in neotropical agroecosystems.

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Section: Slug Management In the Neotropicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Terrestrial Slugs in Neotropical Agroecosystems

Ramos¹,

Gomes²,

Gutierrez³

et al. 2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…DE is said to be useful against garden organisms that are sensitive to desiccation, such as slugs, snails, and small insects. However, evaluations (Capinera 2018) show it is not practical for outdoor insects, and molluscs are generally not killed or repelled from feeding. One problem is that it must remain completely dry to be effective.…”

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Natural products for managing landscape and garden pests in Florida

Borden¹,

Buss²,

Brown³

et al. 2018

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Many people are seeking available and effective options that are safer for people and the environment than some conventional synthetic pesticides. There is also rising interest in organic gardening, which relies on many natural pesticides. Natural products can be used in isolation or combination with conventional pesticide programs as valuable rotation options, delaying or preventing onset of insect and disease resistance caused by repeatedly using the same chemical controls. This publication describes natural products used in residential landscapes and gardens that are generally less toxic to non-target organisms and the environment, and when used correctly, can be effective tools for plant protection. These products are most effective when used in an integrated pest management (IPM) program along with sanitation, proper cultural or maintenance practices, mechanical control tactics, use of resistant plant varieties, and biological control, when possible.

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“…The increased importance of slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda) as pests became apparent worldwide [1,2]. Slug numbers can vary considerably from year to year, and population modelling has shown this variation to be mainly driven by weather [3].…”

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“…The focus of new studies has been on new methods and plant protection products with no or minimal impact on non-target organisms [2]. Terrestrial slugs migrate towards moist environments and avoid dry areas that would cause their abrasion and desiccation.…”

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Contact Efficacy of Different Wood Ashes against Spanish Slug, Arion vulgaris (Gastropoda: Arionidae)

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The wood ash from seven plant species (sessile oak, European beech, European hornbeam, silver fir, European spruce, common alder, and Spanish chestnut) was tested against Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) as an environmentally acceptable alternative to chemical bait pellets. We carried out laboratory and semi-field experiments to assess the contact and barrier efficacy of selected wood ash. To demonstrate the contact efficacy, slugs were rolled in the wood ash. Geochemical analysis of wood ash was carried out as well. The highest concentrations of chemical compounds SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, MgO and MnO and elements Ba, Co, Cs, Ga, Cu, Pb and Zn were identified in the most effective ashes (beech, oak, fir, and spruce) compared to the ineffective ashes (hornbeam, chestnut, black ader). The concentration of cobalt was comparably higher, while the concentration of molybdenum was comparably lower in the four most effective wood ashes. The results of our studies revealed that the wood ash of oak and spruce have great contact efficacy. The oak and beech wood ash showed the strongest barrier efficacy against slugs. In the semi-field trials, only 10% of the plants treated with oak wood ash were damaged by slugs. The oak wood ash is an efficient alternative for slug control, however, further studies and biotechnical enhancement are needed.

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Assessment of Barrier Materials to Protect Plants from Florida Leatherleaf Slug (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Veronicellidae)

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Cited by 10 publications

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Terrestrial Slugs in Neotropical Agroecosystems

Terrestrial Slugs in Neotropical Agroecosystems

Natural products for managing landscape and garden pests in Florida

Contact Efficacy of Different Wood Ashes against Spanish Slug, Arion vulgaris (Gastropoda: Arionidae)

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