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Apple snails are an invasive species resurfacing in Acadiana. Biologist Robert Bourgeois is the Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries. He said it's common for the ...

A recent report from the LSU AgCenter regarding the apple snail (Pomacea maculata) sheds light on this foreign invasive species that is now negatively impacting two Louisiana food staples: crawfish ...

Apple snails can sicken humans if they are eaten raw or undercooked. Their egg masses also contain a toxin which can cause skin and eye rashes. The apple snail, a harmful invasive species, has been ...

Stuck to just about every culvert or pipe, block after block, along the West Esplanade canal, and rock after rock in outfall canals in Metairie, the apple snails that live under water have laid ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The invasive apple snail is popping up all over south Louisiana, causing problems for crawfish and their producers. “We’ve had a number of crawfish ponds in the past three ...

SAN ANTONIO – Apple snails are once again causing problems along the San Antonio River. The giant snails and egg cases pose an agricultural and ecological threat as they feed on aquatic plans, taking ...

An invasive species of snails known to be deadly to humans and disastrous to marine life has slithered its way into North Carolina. The toxic Apple Snails were discovered last month in multiple ...

The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye—but, unlike human eyes, it can regrow itself if injured or even amputated. New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – In Louisiana, we enjoy our fried alligator, boiled crawfish, frog legs, and other delicacies that some might classify as “exotic.” But scientists say there’s one local ...

ALL RIGHT. 508 NOW AN INFESTATION OF SORTS ALONG WATERWAYS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN PINK SNAIL LIKE CREATURES GROWING NEAR CANALS. THE JEFFERSON AND ORLEANS PARISH IS. YEAH, IT’S GOT SOME PEOPLE SCRATCHING ...