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Possible role of slugs as vectors of the chestnut blight fungus
Author(s) -
Turchetti T.,
Chelazzi G.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1984.tb00161.x
Subject(s) - biology , blight , fungus , botany , chestnut blight
Slugs ( Lchmannia marginata Müller) were observed moving and feeding on chestnut blight cankers in woods. Preliminary laboratory tests support the hypothesis that slugs are important vectors in the natural spreading of the blight, complementary to other physical and biological factors.