• Manpreet Kaur
• B.K. Babbar

From the present study it is concluded slug, Filicaulis alte and Macrochlamys indica was found in all the four plant nurseries namely PAU Plant nursery, Prabhakar nursery, Laxmi nursery and Tulsigaurd nursery. Thesegastropods carved irregular holes within the leaves of different plants from the month of April till October but no damage was recorded from November to February as animals were in hibernation. Maximum mean percent plants affected by gastropods was recorded in the month of August in all plant nurseries, when the population density of gastropods was maximum.So maximum damage was recorded in the month of August.

Filicaulis alte, Macrochlamys indica, Nurseries, Plants

"Study of Snail, Macrochlamys indica and slug, Filicaulis alte in relation to damage inflicted by them in different Ornamental Plant Nurseries near Buddha Nullah, Ludhiana.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.873-882, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906559.pdf

"Study of Snail, Macrochlamys indica and slug, Filicaulis alte in relation to damage inflicted by them in different Ornamental Plant Nurseries near Buddha Nullah, Ludhiana.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp873-882, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906559.pdf