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  2. 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.

  3. 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]

  4. Achatinella - Wikipedia

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    These tree snails are nocturnal, and feed by grazing fungus which grows on the surface of native plant leaves. Although these tree snails are occasionally found on introduced plants, it is unknown whether or not the fungus which grows on these plants can provide long-term support for healthy breeding populations of these snails.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Snail - Wikipedia

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    Some snails like the Euglandina rosea, or rosy wolfsnail, are carnivorous and prey on other snails. [15] However, most land snails are herbivores or omnivores. [16] Among land snails, there is also a large variation in preference for specific food. For example, Cepaea nemoralis, or the grove snail, prefers dead plant material over fresh herbs ...

  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. Land snail - Wikipedia

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    The largest living species is the Giant African Snail or Ghana Tiger Snail (Achatina achatina; Family Achatinidae), which can measure up to 30 cm. [13] [14] The largest land snails of non-tropical Eurasia are endemic Caucasian snails Helix buchi and Helix goderdziana from the south-eastern Black Sea area in Georgia and Turkey; diameter of the ...

  9. Common periwinkle - Wikipedia

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    The reason why this happens only to mature snails is not yet known, but one hypothesis is that a mature snail will excrete a signal substance which attracts the P. ciliata larvae. Another hypothesis is that a mature snail has a change in the shell surface that makes it suitable for P. ciliata larvae to settle. The infection by this parasite ...