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Formerly found only in southern and central Florida, it has since been spread to northernmost Florida, and also is found in Louisiana, Texas, and northeastern Mexico, suggesting either that the species is more widespread than previous records indicated or that it is being relocated via commerce.
- Snail Eating Snails
Photograph by Paul M. Choate, University of Florida....
- Leatherleaf slugs: A Threat to Florida
Damage Caused by Slugs. Cause ragged, irregular holes. Can...
- Snail Eating Snails
The gray field slug is a type of mollusk native to the Atlantic Islands, Europe, and North Africa. However, it was brought to the Americas and can now be found in many parts of Michigan, particularly in the Northern and Southern regions. They can be identified by their creamy or light coffee cream coloration, thick skin, and colorless mucous.
This native slug was restricted to southern Florida and Cuba until recently. First noticed in Central Florida about 1968. Usually associated with St. Augustine grass but has been found damaging beans and tomatoes. County records: Alachua, Dade, Duval, Jackson, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Orange, Volusia. 4(1'). Breathing pore located in anterior ...
Florida has an impoverished slug fauna, having only three native species which belong to three different families. Eleven species of exotic slugs have been intercepted by USDA and FDACS-DPI quarantine inspectors, but only one is known to be established. Some of these, such as the gray field slug (Deroceras reticulatum Müller), giant garden slug
Slugs (of Florida) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) 5 greenhouse slug: Length 60 to 70 mm. Widely introduced in the U.S. from Europe, but in Florida only intercepted at ports. This slug usually burrows in the soil and feeds on roots.
Damage Caused by Slugs. Cause ragged, irregular holes. Can girdle saplings and branches. Can reduce quality and yield of crops. Can transmit nematodes that cause severe health issues in humans. Image Credit: John Capinera, University of Florida.
Laevicaulis alte, or the tropical leatherleaf, is a species of tropical land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.
