Chemicals are the major means of control used against slugs, which are serious pests of various crops. File scanned at 300 ppi monochrome, 256 grayscale using capture perfect 3. There is an increasing interest in developing new chemical controls due. Coloration varies considerably within and between species but common patterns are pale cream, with or without darker flecks never stripes, and a more uniform light gray or brown to blackbrown. The grey field slug is very variable in colour, creamy or light coffee cream, rarely blackish spotted slugs with spots may appear blackish. Pdf predation on the slug deroceras reticulatum pulmonata. B species distribution of the best blastx hits of transcripts against the nr database in ncbi table s5 for details. The biology of the grey garden slug deroceras reticulatum. It should be noted that a penis may be absent in some specimens. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. Deroceras reticulatum is widespread and abundant in temperate grasslands south, 1992.
Analysis of the deroceras reticulatum transcriptome. This slug prefers modified habitats, such as garden, greenhouses, roadsides and fields. Susceptibility of the eggs of the field slug deroceras reticulatum to contact with pesticides and substances of biological origin on artificial soil. Jan 01, 2001 read predation on the slug deroceras reticulatum by the carabid beetles pterostichus madidus and nebria brevicollis in the presence of alternative prey, agricultural and forest entomology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. A size distribution of transcripts and unigenes after trinity assembly. The biology of the grey garden slug deroceras reticulatum muller. Neuropeptides predicted from the transcriptome analysis of. Limax reticulatus muller, 1774 limax tunicata gould, 1841 homonyms deroceras reticulatum o. Muller, 1774 common names gartenschnecke in german genetzte ackerschnecke in german genetzter ackerschnegel in german gray fieldslug in english netagersnegl in danish gevlekte akkerslak in dutch gray field slug in language. Pdf biological studies and phenology of the slug deroceras. In this study we present a new malformation not documented in the ocular tentacles of slug deroceras reticulatum that could be due to the action of pesticides. Pdf in the southeast of buenos aires province argentina, slugs cause reductions in crop yield by killing. A survey of slug densities in upland hay meadows found that it was the most common and abundant slug species across a gradient of management intensity and plant diversity including sites suitable for restoration barlow, 2012. It can be distinguished from other derocerus species by the large and distinct tubercles which are often black edged to give it the netted appearance.
Species scientific name, pests common names, glossary, crops. Seasonal phenology of deroceras reticulatum body length from may 2004 to march 2006. By ruisheng an, srinand sreevatsan and parwinder s grewal. This species is especially destructive to seedlings and succulent plants. Pdf acute toxicity of essential oils to the pest slug deroceras. Jan 28, 2008 the bacterium moraxella osloensis is a mutualistic symbiont of the slugparasitic nematode phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita. Deroceras reticulatum an overview sciencedirect topics.
Though variable, this slug usually has a pale creamy body and a brown mantle. Behind the mantle there is the dark spots form a reticulate pattern. The penis in the species is broad and markedly bilobed with 46 appendixes. Ubersetzungen fur grey field slug deroceras reticulatum formerly agriolimax agrestis reticulatus a reticulatus im englischdeutschworterbuch, mit echten sprachaufnahmen, illustrationen, beugungsformen. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Acute toxicity of essential oils to the pest slug deroceras reticulatum. By xray analysis of food transport in the alimentary tract of deroceras reticulatum it was shown that even ten hours after ingestion of a thorium sulfatecontaining bait, this material can be detected in the crop. The grey field slug deroceras reticulatum has become a pest in no tillage sunflower helianthus annuus l.
Media in category deroceras reticulatum the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. The gray garden slug, deroceras reticulatum gastropoda. Background the bacterium moraxella osloensis is a mutualistic symbiont of the slugparasitic nematode phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Moraxella osloensis gene expression in the slug host. The penis of this species is long, narrow and mostly twisted, with only a single appendix.
An deroceras reticulatum in nahilalakip ha genus nga deroceras, ngan familia nga limacidae. Distribution of deroceras reticulatum muller, 1774 core. It can cause enormous damage, but the knowledge about its feeding biology is limited. Abstractslugs and snails are important herbivores in many ecosystems. Delay dynamics of the slug deroceras reticulatum, an agricultural pest. Deroceras reticulatum muller is the most destructive slug pest of arable crops in.
Make slug sandwich by placing individual slugs between two pads of absorbent cotton wool. In ireland, the grey field slug deroceras reticulatum is the predominant slug pest species in arable crops. Adult species were reared under laboratory conditions, and the survival, feeding activity, and weight change of slugs when feed on maize, peas, or wheat seeds were investigated. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Nematode parasites, pathogens and associates of insects and invertebrates of economic importance. Survival and food choice of the grey field slug deroceras.
Damage to oilseed rape seedlings by the field slug deroceras reticulatum in relation to glucosinolate concentration. A bioassay for screening materials influencing feeding in the field slug deroceras reticulatum muller mollusca. Impact of the field slug deroceras reticulatum on establishment of ryegrass and white clover in mixed swards. Deroceras reticulatum in uska species han gastropoda nga syahan ginhulagway ni muller hadton 1774. Most species reach only 3035 mm in length max 45 mm. The complete mitochondrial genome of the gray garden. Pp12891 the design and use of molluscicide small plot cage barriered field trials. The biology, behaviour and control of the field slug deroceras.
Deroceras agreste, however, is a separate species and records of d. Plant volatiles and components influencing behavior of the field slug,deroceras reticulatum mull. Read bacteria associated with the digestive system of the slug deroceras reticulatum are not required for protein digestion, soil biology and biochemistry on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Moraxella osloensis gene expression in the slug host deroceras reticulatum. Biology and life cycle of the gray field slug deroceras reticulatumderoceras reticulatum muller, the gray field slug or sometimes called gray garden slug, has many different adult color morphs and damages multiple crops in the pacific northwest pnw and worldwide. Pdf the gray field slug, deroceras reticulatum, is a key pest of seed. Control on a field scale relies heavily on molluscicide pellets. Comprehensive report species deroceras reticulatum. For the various slugs and sluglike species families arionidae, philomycidae, limacidae, milacidae, testacellidae, veronicellidae, absence of suitable moisture, except for the most ubiquitous of species such as deroceras reticulatum muller, 1774, can serve as a barrier to movement frest and johannes, 1995. The gray field slug, deroceras reticulatum, is a key pest of seed crops. Deroceras reticulatum muller damage to radish roots coutin r. Deroceras reticulatum wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
Plant volatiles and components influencing behavior of the field slug. Distribution of deroceras reticulatum muller, 1774. Predation on the slug deroceras reticulatum by the carabid. Biology and life cycle of the gray field slug college of. A small to medium slug with uniformly oatmealcoloured body but with darker grooves on the back and often with dark spots, especially on the mantle. Infection behavior of the rhabditid nematode phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita to the grey garden slug deroceras reticulatum was studied. Deroceras reticulatum, common names the grey field slug and grey garden slug, is a species of small airbreathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate. Deroceras reticulatum, the most widely distributed species of pest mollusc in the world. Sizespecific susceptibility of the pest slugs deroceras reticulatum and arion lusitanicus to the nematode biocontrol agent phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita. Deroceras reticulatum, common names the grey field slug and grey garden slug, is a species of small airbreathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family agriolimacidae.
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