Terrestrial Slugs in Neotropical Agroecosystems

Department of Agricultural Technology, University of Puerto Rico. Utuado, PR, USA.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Malacologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Department of Agricultural Technology, University of Puerto Rico. Utuado, PR, USA.
Department of Agricultural Technology, University of Puerto Rico. Utuado, PR, USA.
3 Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Agrobiologia, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

Slugs can be important agricultural pests in tropical regions. They are also intermediate hosts of parasitic nematodes, such as Angiostrongylus costaricensis and A. cantonensis, which can cause abdominal and cerebral angiostrongyliasis in humans. Management of slugs in conventional agriculture has relied heavily in the use of pellets containing metaldehyde. In this article, we review cases of slug problems and their management in neotropical agroecosystems.

Keywords in Portuguese

Moluscos terrestres
Controle de pragas
Agricultura orgânica
Trópicos
América Latina
Conhecimento do agricultor
Mudança global

Keywords

Terrestrial mollusks
Pest management
Organic agriculture
Tropics
Farmer knowledge
Global change
Latin America

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Frontiers Media

Citation

RAMOS, Mariangie et al. Terrestrial Slugs in Neotropical Agroecosystems. Front. Sustain. Food. Syst., v. 5, Article 656492, 8 p, July 2021.

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10.3389/fsusfs.2021.656492

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2571-581X

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/48768

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