snail

• By Blake Wilson, Julian Lucero and Mark Shirley • Invasive apple snails — sometimes called giant, golden or channeled apple snails — are native to South America but have been introduced into many regions. Several species of apple snails...

A visitor from Florida that has taken up residence in Terrebonne Parish could be good news in Louisiana’s fight against the invasive apple snail. At least three pairs of limpkins (Aramus guarauna), a wading bird found primarily in Florida’s...

• By Vernon Miller • Calling them the densest he’s ever seen, Louisiana State University AgCenter entomologist Blake Wilson was startled to find invasive apple snail egg masses in St. James Parish. But he said preventative measures, and a little...

• By Blake Wilson, Julian Lucero and Mark Shirley • Invasive apple snails — sometimes called giant, golden or channeled apple snails — are native to South America but have been introduced into many regions. Several species of apple snails...

• By Bruce Schultz • An invasive species of snails has wiped out a 50-acre field of rice, the first time the pest has been known to do that in Louisiana. LSU AgCenter entomologist Blake Wilson said damaged rice and channeled...

• By Bruce Schultz • Rice farmers preparing for the 2020 crop heard recently from LSU AgCenter experts about what they should be considering before they get into the fields. The meetings were held in Welsh, Vidrine and Crowley, and more...

Giant invasive snail threatens the rice-crawfish rotation in southwest Louisiana. By Dustin Harrell The channeled apple snail, a native of South America, is an invasive pest believed to have been introduced into the United States via the aquarium trade. It has...