Snail

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A snail is, in loose terms, a shelled gastropod. The name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropodmolluscs. However, the common name snail is also used for most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have a coiled shell that is large enough for the animal to retract completely into. When the word “snail” is used in this most general sense, it includes not just land snails but also numerous species of sea snails and freshwater snails. Gastropods that naturally lack a shell, or have only an internal shell, are mostly called slugs, and land snails that have only a very small shell (that they cannot retract into) are often called semi-slugs,More info:wiki

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#10 Slug control: how to get rid of garden slugs & snails,More info:saga

There are many pests that cause problems in the garden or allotment, but none with a more voracious appetite than slugs and snails.

These pesky molluscs enjoying eating the leaves of many garden plants and if left unchecked, will quickly strip a plant of all of its foliage.

Although you are unlikely to ever have a completely slug free garden, it is possible to reduce the damage they cause by using a variety of techniques to control them or to protect your plants by repelling slugs and snails.

#9 Snail and slug control,More info:agric.wa.gov

Pest snails and slugs damage plant seeds, seedlings, underground tubers, leaves and fruit. Damage to seedlings often results in the death of the plant, which means major production losses.

This web article looks at methods of lessening snail and slug damage using cultural, chemical and biological controls.

Control methods

The most effective control of pests involves a combination of cultural, chemical and biological measures. Set a long-term goal to reduce slug and snail pests, rather than relying on a ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to an immediate problem.

Cultural control

Snails and slugs live in areas where abundant ground cover and vegetation provides ideal moisture levels and shelter. This is why they can be a problem on the edge of a crop with a weedy fenceline. Good hygiene, weed control and removal of refuges can reduce the problem over time. Be aware, though, that pest problems may increase in the short term after this process, as the pests will no longer have the weeds for food or shelter.

#8 Who’s afraid of the giant African land snail? Perhaps we shouldn’t be,More info:phys

The giant African land snail is a poster child of a global epidemic: the threat of invasive species. The snails are native to coastal East Africa, but are now found across Asia, the Pacific and the Americas – in fact, almost all tropical mainlands and islands except mainland Australia.

#7 How Do Snails Get Their Shells?,More info:animals.howstuffworks

A lot of people like to spoil their pet hermit crabs. Do a quick Google search and you’ll find designer shells built especially for the pocket-sized crustaceans. There’s a market for the pretty trinkets because hermit crabs (mostly) live inside empty shells that other animals have left behind. Take one of these crabs out of its portable home and it’ll scuttle off to find a new one.

Snails don’t have this option. The slow-moving mollusks grow protective shells to which they are physically attached. Eviction means death, as no snail can survive being torn away from its private, calcified fortress. But how exactly do snail shells develop — and what sets them apart from some other types of animal armor?