After a rainy day, some mollusks, such as earthworms or snails, are likely to appear on the muddy ground. Some of these snails are very large, so don't touch them, because they are likely to have serious consequences. This kind of snail once recognized as the so-called ? The African snail, which has been identified as the so-called "garden killer". The African snail has been identified as the "field killer", so we must be more vigilant. So what makes the African snail so scary that it is called the "Field Killer"? The Killer of Fields? It? Let's find out.

African snails can cause crop failure wherever they pass!

African snails have a wide range of food habits, it will harm vegetables, flowers and other herbaceous, woody and even vines and other such plants, and there are roughly more than 500 varieties of these plants. So, once we find traces of the African giant snail, we need to beware that it may be harmful to many crops. After all, there have been news reports that the African giant snail has eaten the leaves of many crops such as cucumber, watermelon, corn and sugarcane, which eventually directly caused a reduction in crop yields, and in some serious cases, it may also cause the possibility of extinction! So it seems, such an African snail, its destructive power is still not to be underestimated!

Why can't African snails be touched?

When the rain passes and the weather is cooler, African snails will come out. At this time, if we are interested in them, we should not touch them directly with our hands. This is because they are not simple and contain many parasites that are harmful to the human body. These snails are also host to many pathogenic bacteria, so if you don't want to get tuberculosis or meningitis from touching an African snail, it's best to stay away from them. After all, if your curiosity leads to symptoms of infection or even meningitis, then the consequences can be really unimaginable.

What to do when you find a giant African snail?

If we are farmers, found that the African snail, at this time we can also use pesticides to kill, for example, in Nanning, Guangxi previously there are African snails in the reproduction of this place quite fast, and later is the use of pesticides to kill the way, the final only did not lead to a large-scale outbreak of them. Of course, if we are in the city found African snails, then we can also notify the property to those who deal with it, can also find a professional pest control company to deal with. There are also reports that these snails have a natural enemy, which is salt. Salt can directly kill the African giant snail.