First Record of Introduced Valencia Slug, Lehmannia valentiana (Férussac, 1822), in Serbia

Abstract

The established indoor population of introduced Valencia slug, Lehmania valentiana (Ferussac, 1821), has been recorded for the first time in Serbia. The first two specimens had been found in December, 2010 and cultivated in the laboratory by the end of April, 2011 when they died. In May, we collected new specimens of different ages in the same locality, indoor garden of Hyatt Regency Belgrade hotel. In the case of large population densities Valencia slug could cause severe damage to greenhouse plants in our country, yet it is unlikely that it could survive winter outdoor in Serbia, and we do not expect its permanent outdoor establishment.

U našoj zemlji prvi put je u zaštićenom prostoru utvrđeno prisustvo zasnovane populacije valensijskog golaća, Lehmania valentiana (Ferussac, 1821), alohtone vrste. Prve jedinke su nam dostavljene tokom decembra 2010, i laboratorijski su gajene do kraja aprila 2011. godine, kada su uginule. U maju su sakupljene nove jedinke različitog uzrasta na istom lokalitetu, unutrašnjem vrtu hotela Hyatt Regency, Beograd. Ukoliko valensijski golać uspostavi guste populacije u plastenicima i staklenicima, mogu se očekivati velike štete na biljkama. Nasuprot tome, malo je verovatno da se ova introdukovana vrsta može održati u poljskim uslovima u našoj zemlji.