Snails and Slugs

Authors

C F.H Jenkins, Department of Agriculture

Keywords

Western Australia, Snails, Slugs, Snails and Slugs, Pests, Pest control, Metaldehyde, Calcium arsenate

Disciplines

Entomology

First Page Number

65

Last Page Number

72

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Before giving any details concerning these pests, it will be well to explain that slugs and snails are, of course, not insects. They have been included in this series of articles, however, because the damage they do resembles very much that done by various insects and because the lot of recommending control measures usually falls to an entomologist. The snail could more correctly be called a shellfish than an insect as it is a true mollusc, but one which has become adapted to a life on land instead of in the water.

Recommended Citation

Jenkins, C F.H (1952) "Snails and Slugs," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3: Vol. 1: No. 3, Article 17.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture3/vol1/iss3/17