11/12/2022 0 Comments Giant snail![]() The area will be monitored for two years after the last snail is found. It will sometimes eat sand, very small stones, bones from carcasses and even concrete as calcium sources for its shell. The properties where the snails were found will be treated with the pesticide metaldehyde over the next 18 months. The Giant East African Snail Achatina fulica, is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinidae.It is a macrophytophagous herbivore it eats a wide range of plant material, fruit and vegetables. This snail was twice established in southeastern Florida and was successfully eradicated both times. Officials aren’t sure how the snails arrived in Florida, though they speculate that the illicit pet trade may be to blame. The giant African land snail ( Lissachatina fulica (Bowditch)) (GALS) is one of the most invasive pests on the planet, causing agricultural and environmental damage wherever it is found. Giant African land snails are illegal to possess or transport in the United States. An invasive snail species was discovered in luggage at the Atlanta airport thanks to a pair of beagles According to Chitty, the population in Pasco County likely originated from the illegal pet. According to Greg Hodges, assistant director of the Florida agriculture department’s division of plant industry, none of the snails caught so far have been found to carry rat lungworm. The snails have been known to carry rat lungworm, a parasite that causes meningitis in humans. Without any natural predators in the United States, the snails can reproduce at a staggering rate, with one snail producing up to 2,500 eggs a year. Lissachatina fulica is a species of large land snail that belongs in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. They eat more than 500 types of plants and even the stucco or plaster off buildings, which provide calcium to harden their shells. By Patricia Mazzei JMIAMI The giant African land snail, which can grow to the size of a fist and carry a parasite that causes meningitis, was declared eradicated from South Florida. Endemic to East Africa, giant African land snails can grow up to eight inches long. ![]()
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