First Record of the Slug Leidyula floridana (Leidy, 1851) in Egypt | ||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||
| Article 7, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2021, Pages 861-863 PDF (532.42 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2021.220027 | ||
| Author | ||
| M. H. Awwad* | ||
| Department of Agricultural Zoology and Nematology Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Al-Azhar University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The slugs were gathered from various places of Cairo, Giza, and Qalyubia governorates in Egyptian nurseries. Leidyula floridana considered as highly harmful to agricultural productivity. That found in other agricultural regions with widespread in gardens, nurseries, and agricultural areas, the slug was popularly known as the Florida leather leaf slug that recorded she was a real pest of ornamental plants in southern Florida and field crops. This research provides critical information on this species, historical and current distribution in Egyptian agricultural areas. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Gastropoda; Slugs; Gardens; nurseries Nile delta; Egypt | ||
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