NEW YORK — A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as state officials work to get rid of a giant African land snail (GALS), the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) said Tuesday.
The quarantine comes weeks after state officials found the snail in the Miramar area of Broward County, Florida, according to FDACS.The snail is known to eat at least 500 different plant species that are deemed economically important, including,"breadfruit, cassava, cocoa, papaya, peanut, rubber, most varieties of beans, peas, cucumbers, melons and plants of horticultural, cultural and medicinal value," according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
People are also not allowed to remove affected plants, soil, yard waste, debris, compost, or building materials from the quarantine area, according to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' rules. People living in the designated treatment area will be notified by state officials at least one day in advance before the pesticide treatment takes place, officials said.
GALS were first introduced into Miami in 1966 and by 1973, over 18,000 snails, alongside their eggs, were discovered and destroyed, according to the USDA.
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