Decollate Snails
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Our yards would have a much easier time were it not for snails. Snails feed on and destroy a variety of plant life. These gastropods are hermaphrodites, having both sperm and eggs. Snails can produce eggs up to twice a month, and up to one hundred eggs at a time. In other words, snails are prolific. The introduction of a predator may be a solution to controlling the problem naturally, but it can introduce another set of problems.
Decollate Snails
Decollate snails have been used to control brown snails in some California citrus groves for years. Decollates are omnivorous, meaning that they will eat both plants and animals. In this case, they'll eat snail eggs, small to medium sized snails and leaf matter. ...
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- 7 Decollate snails (Rumina decillata)
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