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This native species of land snail, also known as the Orchid Snail, is a small air-breathing species (Wikipedia 2009). It is considered an agricultural and horticultural pest in countries where it is introduced (Forsyth 2004). It is a pest of potted orchids in Hawaii, where it destroys the roots (Hollingsworth et al. 2005). Irradiation has been investigated to sterilize the snails, and has been successful (Hollingsworth et al. 2005) Note Author R. Klinkenberg, August 5, 2009. References Hollingsworth, Robert G., Peter A. Follett and John W. Armstrong. 2005. Effects of irradiation on the reproductive ability of Zonitoides arboreus, a snail pest of orchid roots. Annals of Applied Biology 143 (3): 395 - 399. Wikipedia. 2009. Zonitoides arboreus Information Page. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonitoides_arboreus. |
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