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Soybeans: Slugs (Various species)

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 04 July 2005
Last Reviewed: 28 July 2007
Pub 812: Field Crop Protection Guide > Pub 812: Soybeans > Slugs

Excerpt from Chapter 3, 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

No chemical control available. Slugs often avoid contact by feeding below ground, and rainfall easily washes the material from the leaves. Removing crop residue will help expose slugs to the elements. Tillage will also disturb their habitat and expose them to predators.

See OMAFRA Publication 811, Agronomy Guide for Field Crops, for rotation and tillage recommendations.

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