Vaginulid Slugs in Central America, with Emphasis on the Bean Slug
The .family Vaginulidae (=Veronicellidae) (Mollusca: Soleolifera) has a pantropical to subtropical distribution. Of the known ca. 100 species in this family, more than half occur in the Americas. Vaginulíd slugs are important in Central America for two reasons. First, they are pests in several stapl...
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ZAMORANO25302023-03-22T08:08:46Z Vaginulid Slugs in Central America, with Emphasis on the Bean Slug Rueda, Alfredo Caballero, Rafael Kaminsky, Reina Andrews, Keith L. Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano. Vaginulid Slugs Bean Slug The .family Vaginulidae (=Veronicellidae) (Mollusca: Soleolifera) has a pantropical to subtropical distribution. Of the known ca. 100 species in this family, more than half occur in the Americas. Vaginulíd slugs are important in Central America for two reasons. First, they are pests in several staple food and horticultura! crops. Second, vaginulid slugs are intermediate hosts of the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Morera and Cespedes) that parasitizes humans. Costs associated wíth the disease were estímated to be US$5 million annually (Andrews, 1987a). 2014-07-17T22:43:40Z 2014-07-17T22:43:40Z 2001-04 InstitucionalDocument http://hdl.handle.net/11036/2530 eng 47 P. Copyright Escuela Agrícola Panamericana El Zamorano 2014 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es openAccess application/pdf application/pdf Zamorano Escuela Agricola Panamericana, 2014 |
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Vaginulid Slugs Bean Slug Rueda, Alfredo Caballero, Rafael Kaminsky, Reina Andrews, Keith L. Vaginulid Slugs in Central America, with Emphasis on the Bean Slug |
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The .family Vaginulidae (=Veronicellidae) (Mollusca: Soleolifera) has a pantropical to subtropical distribution. Of the known ca. 100 species in this family, more than half occur in the Americas. Vaginulíd slugs are important in Central America for two reasons. First, they are pests in several staple food and horticultura! crops. Second, vaginulid slugs are intermediate hosts of the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Morera and Cespedes) that parasitizes humans. Costs associated wíth the disease were estímated to be US$5 million annually (Andrews, 1987a). |
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Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano. Rueda, Alfredo Caballero, Rafael Kaminsky, Reina Andrews, Keith L. |
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Rueda, Alfredo Caballero, Rafael Kaminsky, Reina Andrews, Keith L. |
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Vaginulid Slugs in Central America, with Emphasis on the Bean Slug |
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Vaginulid Slugs in Central America, with Emphasis on the Bean Slug |
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Vaginulid Slugs in Central America, with Emphasis on the Bean Slug |
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Vaginulid Slugs in Central America, with Emphasis on the Bean Slug |
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Vaginulid Slugs in Central America, with Emphasis on the Bean Slug |
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vaginulid slugs in central america, with emphasis on the bean slug |
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