The European black slug is much larger and more disruptive to crops than native slugs. A cool, damp summer has helped make Anchorage a perfect home for the gastropods.
A European black slug crawls near Smitty's Cove in Whittier on June 16, 2022. Volunteers collected hundreds of the invasive slug during the annual"Whittier Slug-Out" event.
The slugs have the potential to be a major nuisance for gardeners and growers because of how much they eat, Slowik said. He described them as “a fairly robust slug” that are about 4 inches long and come in several colors, including brown, gray, green and orange. They have a smooth mantle — the area behind a slug’s head — and their backs are covered in featherlike ripples.
likely hitching a ride on fishing gear, and is now prevalent across Southeast. A few years ago, peopleand Girdwood. But it mostly seemed to have skipped Anchorage until now, he said.
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