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Flower and foliage plants suffer the most damage in Florida, but this slug attacks many different plants. A large species known as Florida leatherleaf slug, Leidyula floridana (Leidy, 1851) also inflicts injury to plants though this species usually is not abundant.
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- Leatherleaf slugs: A Threat to Florida
Damage Caused by Slugs. Cause ragged, irregular holes. Can...
- Snail Eating Snails
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.
29 Απρ 2020 · Florida leatherleaf slugs (Leidyula floridana), like other terrestrial slugs, eat fungi, decaying plant matter, and sometimes live plants. They are generally active in damp, dark areas because they need to keep their bodies moist.
21 Αυγ 2023 · Two species of Leather Leaf Slugs, the Cuban slug (Veronicella cubensis) and Sloan’s slug (Veronicella sloanei), are of particular concern to the state of Florida, as their potential establishment could pose a threat to the local ecosystem and agriculture source.
Florida has a depauparate slug fauna, having only three native species which belong to three different families. Eleven species of exotic slugs have been intercepted by USDA and DPI quarantine inspectors, but only one is known to be established. Some of these, such as the gray garden slug (Deroceras reticulatum Müller), spotted garden slug
Leidyula floridana, common name the Florida leatherleaf, is a species of tropical air-breathing land slug, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae. Distribution. Leidyula floridana, a slug species native to the Caribbean (Cuba to Jamaica) and southern Florida, has extended its range to northern Florida.
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
