We studied in laboratory conditions the degree of damage on seven yellow lupine cultivars caused by the slugs Arion vulgaris, Arion rufus and Deroceras reticulatum. The tests without choice were performed on plants at the growth stage of 2–3 leaves, which were exposed to slug grazing. Significant differences in the degree of damage resulting from slug feeding were found on some of the yellow lupine cultivars. A. vulgaris damaged plants of the Dukat cultivar the least as compare to the Lord cultivar, while for A. rufus the results were opposite. The degree of plant damage caused by D. reticulatum was similar for all yellow lupine cultivars. It was shown that the sensitivity of yellow lupine cultivars to damage caused by A. vulgaris and A. rufus is diverse and specific to those slug species, and affected by their different food preferences.

W warunkach laboratoryjnych przeprowadzono badania nad wielkością uszkodzeń roślin siedmiu odmian łubinu żółtego przez ślimaki nagie Arion vulgaris, Arion rufus i Deroceras reticulatum. Testy bez wyboru wykonano na roślinach w fazie 2–3 liści właściwych, które eksponowano na żerowanie ślimaków. Stwierdzono istotne różnice w wielkościach uszkodzeń roślin niektórych odmian łubinu przez ślimaki. A. vulgaris najsłabiej uszkadzał rośliny łubinu odmiany Dukat w porównaniu do roślin łubinu odmiany Lord, natomiast A. rufus, odwrotnie. Stopień uszkodzenia roślin wszystkich odmian łubinu żółtego przez D. reticulatum był podobny. Wykazano, że wrażliwość odmian łubinu żółtego na uszkodzenia przez ślimaki A. vulgaris i A. rufus jest zróżnicowana i specyficzna dla tych gatunków ślimaków, co wynika z ich różnych preferencji pokarmowych.

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