Boettgerilla pallens Simroth, 1912 is reported for the first time in the United States. Identification was based on combined morphological and molecular data (mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I and 16S rRNA sequences) of a specimen collected in a retail garden center in northern California. We provide some background information on the biology and ecology of the slug and discuss the pest status of the species.
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1 September 2014
First Report of the Invasive Slug Boettgerilla pallens Simroth, 1912 (Boettgerillidae) in the United States
Rory J. Mc Donnell,
David G. Robinson,
Norman Barr,
Irma Tandingan De Ley,
Paul De Ley,
Timothy D. Paine
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European pest gastropod
potted plants
subterranean slug
worm slug