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• A much more serious pest, the giant snail Achatina fulica, which is chewing up many Pacific islands and threatening California, may also soon be attacked by biological methods.
• Re the caterpillars, epizootics, snails and Achatina fulica PTI, March 28: A friend of mine bought a house that was overrun with micehundreds of mice.
• The African snail (Achatina fulica) was apparently introduced during the Japanese Mandate by an enterprising businessman who sent them by mail order from Japan as "pets.

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News & Articles

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• Absurd Creature of the Week: Foot-Long, Sex-Crazed Snails That Pierce Tires and Devour Houses
  Say hello to the giant African land snail (Lissachatina fulica), a mollusk that grows to a foot long and a full pound. It eats stucco, pops tires, and has a whole lot of sex.        
  Jan. 24, 2014 - Wired News