Parmarion Slug on Fruit


Parmarion slug on star fruit at the Estacion Experimental Agricola De Corozal, Puerto Rico, March 21, 2018. This slug is a highly damaging quarantined pest, native to Southeast Asia and spread through human-assisted movement. It is also a vector for rat lungworm disease – a human health risk.


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