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  2. Cochliasanthus - Wikipedia

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    The purple, non-fragrant, invasive flowers of the "Phaseolus giganteus" are said to have snail or snail-shell shaped flowers, hence the origin of the common name.The multicolored, fragrant, non-invasive flowers of the Cochliasanthus caracalla are said to have corkscrew or nautilus-shell shaped flowers, hence the origin of that common name.

  3. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    Pitcher plants: traps and ingests insects Radish: repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary: repels cabbage looper, carrot fly, cockroaches and mosquitoes, [12] slugs, snails, as well as the Mexican bean beetle [3] Russian sage: repels wasps Rue: repels cucumber and flea beetles Sarracenia pitcher plants

  4. Archachatina marginata - Wikipedia

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    The snail feeds on a variety of plants, including economically important crops such as bananas, lettuce, peanuts, and peas. [5] There are also possible public health ramifications of the spread of the snail as an invasive species: it is a carrier of the parasitic rat lungworm, which causes angiostrongyliasis, which in turn is the most common cause of the eosinophilic meningitis or eosinophilic ...

  5. Decollate snail - Wikipedia

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    The decollate snail, scientific name Rumina decollata, is a medium-sized predatory land snail, a species of terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. [4] It originated in the Mediterranean but has been introduced in a number of areas worldwide. It was recently found to represent a species complex. [5]

  6. Molluscicide - Wikipedia

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    Molluscicides (/ m ə ˈ l ʌ s k ɪ ˌ s aɪ d s,-ˈ l ʌ s-/) [1] [2] – also known as snail baits, snail pellets, or slug pellets – are pesticides against molluscs, which are usually used in agriculture or gardening, in order to control gastropod pests specifically slugs and snails which damage crops or other valued plants by feeding on them.

  7. Cornu aspersum - Wikipedia

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    The practice of rearing snails for food is known as heliciculture. For purposes of cultivation, the snails are kept in a dark place in a wired cage with dry straw or dry wood. Coppiced wine-grape vines are often used for this purpose. During the rainy period the snails come out of hibernation and release most of their mucus onto the dry wood/straw.

  8. Bradybaena similaris - Wikipedia

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    It feeds on a wide variety of plants including citrus [3] and is considered as pest in agriculture. [3] This snail is often exported by accident from Florida to other areas and thus poses a quarantine problem for Florida. [3] This species of snail creates and uses love darts during mating. Snail eggs generally take 2-4 weeks to hatch, lifespan ...

  9. Gastropoda - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy of a common air-breathing land snail: much of this anatomy does not apply to gastropods in other clades or groups. Snails are distinguished by an anatomical process known as torsion, where the visceral mass of the animal rotates 180° to one side during development, such that the anus is situated more or less above the head. This ...