Florida community ordered to quarantine after giant invasive snail sighting
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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3 sourcesA giant snail that eats plaster and is a threat to human health was spotted in a Florida county, forcing it into quarantine
Parts of Florida's Broward County are under quarantine after giant African land snails were detected
South Florida neighborhoods under quarantine due to disease-spreading giant African land snails: ‘One of the most damaging snails in the world’
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3 sources‘One of the most damaging snails in the world’ puts part of Florida city under quarantine
‘Most Damaging’: Florida Officials Set Up Quarantine Zone As Rapidly-Reproducing Giant Snails Invade
Florida community ordered to quarantine due to invasion of giant African land snails