AUTHOR=Ramos Mariangie , Gomes Suzete Rodrigues , Gutierrez Yashira , Ramos-Rodriguez Olgaly , Uzeda Mariella Carmadelli 

TITLE=Terrestrial Slugs in Neotropical Agroecosystems

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

VOLUME=5

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.656492

DOI=10.3389/fsufs.2021.656492

ISSN=2571-581X

ABSTRACT=<p>Slugs can be important agricultural pests in tropical regions. They are also intermediate hosts of parasitic nematodes, such as <italic>Angiostrongylus costaricensis</italic> and <italic>A. cantonensis</italic>, 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.</p>