1. Insect
  2. Vegetable Crops
  3. Vegetable Crops
  4. Hosts and Pests of Vegetable Crops

Bean, lima-Slug

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Prophysaon andersoni Cooper
Adult on host
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Spotted garden slug
Limax maximus Linnaeus
Adult female adult
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Includes

Arion spp.
Black greenhouse slug (Milax gagates)
Gray field slug (Derocerus reticulatum)
Large spotted garden slug (Limax maximus)
Marsh slug (Derocerus laeve)
Reticulated slug (Prophysaon andersoni)

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Management-biological, cultural, tactical

See:

Slug Control

Management-chemical control: HOME USE

  • Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.

Management-chemical control: COMMERCIAL USE

  • iron phosphate baits at 0.24 to 0.44 lb ai/a. REI: no restrictions. PHI 0 days.
  • metaldehyde baits-Do not contaminate edible plant parts. Use as needed, but not more often than once per week.