Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2018 The highly invasive giant African snail (GAS) has been found in several agricultural areas of Trinidad. Because this snail is able to feed on many different types of crops, it is proving to be a serious threat to the economic viability of farmers in this
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Ocorrência do caramujo-africano (Achatina fulica) atacando cactáceas no estado do Ceará. [PDF]
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FREIRE, F. das C. O.
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Development of plant epidemiological surveillance networks, data exchanges and joint response strategies in the Caribbean: the french experience [PDF]
, 2009 Plant pests and pathogens have the potential to emerge and spread rapidly, cause severe losses and threaten food security worldwide. Such a threat is increased by the rise of commercial exchanges of germplasm and fresh produce and by global warming. This
Abadie, Catherine +2 more
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Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health of Ilhas Selvagens, Portugal [PDF]
, 2016 In September 2015, National Geographic's Pristine Seas project, in conjunction with the Instituto Universitário-Portugal, The Waitt Institute, the University of Western Australia, and partners conducted a comprehensive assessment of the rarely surveyed ...
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Susceptibility of the Giant African snail (Achatina fulica) exposed to the gastropod parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita [PDF]
The Giant African snail (Achatina fulica) is a major pest in tropical countries. Current control methods involve the use of slug pellets (metaldehyde) but they are ineffective, therefore new methods of control are needed.
Rae, R, Williams, AJ
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Status of Tree Snails (Gastropoda: Partulidae) on Guam, with a Resurvey of Sites Studied by H. E. Campton in 1920 [PDF]
, 1992 Tree snails of the family Partulidae have declined on Guam since World War II. One species, indigenous to the western Pacific, Partula radiolata, is still locally common along stream courses in southern areas of the island.
Hopper, David R., Smith, Barry D.
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Tautonyms in Biology (Part 1) [PDF]
, 1996 One of my hobbies is collecting tautonyms--a harmless and inexpensive activity. Unlike rock-collecting, tautonym-collecting is clean, requires very little exertion, and only a small amount of storage space.
Long, Samuel S.
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First European record of the giant ramshorn snail Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) from northern Spain [PDF]
The South American giant ramshorn snail Marisa cornuarietis is reported for the first time in Europe, inhabiting a freshwater natural ecosystem in northern Spain.
Arias Rodríguez, Andrés +1 more
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, 2017 A review of research on land mollusc middens with a circum- Mediterranean emphasis and drawing particularly on the detailed analysis of a very large Late Pleistocene Iberomaurusian midden at Taforalt, Morocco dated between 20 thousand and 12600 cal BP.
Bell, Martin, Taylor, V. K.
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Ecofriendly Management of Giant African Snail (GAS) Achatina fulica (Bowdich)
Nutrition and Food ProcessingThe Giant African Snail (GAS) is a native of East Africa and. Presently the snail had infested over many areas and is becoming very difficult to control. This snail feeds on over 500 species of vegetation, and given that the Eastern Uttar Pradesh is self-sufficient in vegetable production, the burden of this pest can be a significant threat to Eastern ...
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