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Corn: Slugs (Various species)

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 29 June 2005
Last Reviewed: 28 July 2007
Pub 812: Field Crop Protection Guide > Chapter 2 : Corn > Slugs

Excerpt from Chapter 2, Field Crop Protection Guide, Order this publication

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  1. Description
  2. Integrated Pest Management Options
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Description

Juveniles and adults are soft-bodied, legless, greyish or mottled in appearance and have a slimy or gelatinous covering that helps keep them from drying out. The head has two pairs of tentacles. Slugs usually range from 1-3 cm in length but can reach up to 10 cm.

Integrated Pest Management Options

Usually not an economic pest because growing point is not affected. Chemical control is not recommended.

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