Slugs are attracted to leafy crops. In addition to searching for slugs on the foliage, hydroponic growers may also lift the tank cover and search for slugs hiding under the cover and in or on the net pots.
Growers should ask their local health department if there have been documented cases of rat lungworm disease caused by accidentally ingesting a slug when eating uncooked produce. Rat lungworm disease causes eosinophilic meningitis.
Here are links to rat lungworm disease and good agricultural practices for farm food safety-
www.cdc.gov/parasites/angiost... CDC website - Parasites - Angiostrongyliasis (also known as Angiostrongylus infection); health.hawaii.gov/docd/diseas... Hawaii Dept. of Health - Angiostrongyliasis - Rat Lungworm; manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/farmfoo... Univ. of Hawaii - CTAHR Farm Food Safety: Good Agricultural Practices; and manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/farmfoo... CTAHR Farm Food Safety - Rat Lungworm
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