This person does not yet have a bio. View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. In parasitizing slugs, P. hermaphrodita kills its hosts. It waits in the soil and penetrates passing slugs, ...

In some areas such as Hawaii and the Southern U.S., slugs can carry the rat lungworm parasite, and if your dog eats them or their larvae, it can potentially cause a serious infection. Save your ...

Although rodents alone host the adult form of the parasite, their feces pass its larvae to snails and slugs, which can ...

Rat lungworm disease typically infects humans after they eat raw fruits and vegetables contaminated by slugs carrying the small parasitic roundworms. -- The Maui News / CHRIS SUGIDONO photo A ...

Concerns over the slug are due to its high rate of carrying the parasite, which ranges from 70 to 80 percent, Pang said. He said the Cuban slug and African snail, which have been on the island for ...

More than just ruining your foliage, slugs can also bring with them a range of diseases. This includes the terrifying rat lungworm. Rat lungworm is a type of parasite that can exist in slugs.

The giant slug Laevicaulis alte has been found in the southern region of Tenerife in the Canary Islands with government ...

A popular tourist destination is said to have been invaded with giant slugs. The critters pose a risk to both the local ...