Norway declares war on Spanish slug

Source: Monsters and Critics.com (Original Article) Europe News Norway declares war on Spanish slug Apr 24, 2008, 15:48 GMT Oslo - Norwegian Agriculture Minister Terje Riis-Johansen on Thursday called for a national campaign against the much-vilified Spanish slug. Gardeners and farmers in Norway and neighbouring Sweden and Denmark have in recent years reported how the slug, also known as Arion lusitanicus, has become a major pest, destroying plants and flowers and other crops. ‘The Spanish slug has become a major problem for many gardeners and I fear it will be a major nuisance for the agriculture sector,’ Riis-Johansen said when he addressed a conference on the topic in the west coast city of Bergen. The minister offered 10,000 kroner (2,000 dollars) as a reward for the best method to destroy the troublesome slug. In his remarks, he noted that current research suggested that the ‘cheapest and most efficient method was to collect th...