The U.S. Department of Agriculture considers the giant African snail to be destructive to many plants and can cause structural damage to certain building materials. The agency reports that the snail species was problematic in the Sunshine State during the 1960s and took nearly a decade to eradicate.
the detrimental agricultural pest was spotted in early June, and the agency is using a type of snail bait to eradicate the species.more than 1,000 were reported in a community north of TampaAccording to the University of Florida, the snails can grow up to eight inches long and have dark shells.
The species is known to be destructive to plants which can be problematic to the state’s nearly $8 billion agriculture industry.The FDACS’s Division of Plant Industry says the pesticide it’s using to eradicate the pest is safe around crops and will make the snails susceptible to dehydration. The state’s agriculture department did not say where it believes the Broward County snail originated, but previously authorities tied the species to the
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