Red Slug, Arion rufus

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Sampling in a Field

There are various methods to sample for slug activity, density, and crop loss. See Monitoring section for more details.

Neonate - A Young Slug

The young neonates and juveniles feed in spring and summer. The tiny newly hatched neonates prefer algae and fungus.

Impact of Slugs in the Willamette Valley

Slug damage to clover and other crops has been growing in impact over the past few years.

Rory McDonnell - OSU's New Slug Expert

OSU has hired a new slug expert - Rory McDonnell. He will be starting work for OSU's Crop and Soil Science in July of 2016.

Gray Field Slug

This little guy may look cute, but he is destroying the grass seed industry in the PNW.

Red Slug, Arion rufus

Photo by Guillaume Brocker, France

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Amy Dreves, Assistant Professor & Sr. Researcher, IPM Research, Extension and Education Entomologis

Corvallis, OR 97331
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Red Slug, Arion rufus

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