Florida community ordered to quarantine after giant invasive snail sighting
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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.
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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 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on Tuesday implemented a quarantine for some neighborhoods in Broward County after giant African land snails were detected in the area earlier this month.
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Some neighborhoods in Broward County in Florida are under quarantine Tuesday after sightings of invasive giant African land snails, known to be one of the most dangerous species, officials said.
A portion of the city of Miramar, Florida, is under quarantine after the discovery of the giant African land snail, an invasive species with no natural predators.
The snail was first identified in Florida in the 1960s and it took about 10 years to eradicate the over 18,000 snails and eggs, which are known to carry a meningitis-causing parasite.
The giant African land snail consumes “at least 500 different types of plants,” according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
