The first colonies of this type of South snail, Sahrawi called “Ashtina Fulika”, were discovered in November on the beaches of Lake Maracapo in the city of the same name, the capital of the state of Zulia.
Then additional spread appeared in other areas of this state in western Venezuela, as well as in the neighboring state of Tachira.
“Between 350 and 400 snail is collected daily in some locations,” the mayor of Maracaibo Rafael Ramirez told AFP.
During an operation to combat this spread in the city, more than 437 giant snail was found within two hours.
On social media, alerts have been published on the loose of the loose footsteps, and the municipality of Maracapo has taken measures with the national government and the Zulia government to limit its spread.
Ashtina Slaver has received attention from the cosmetic manufacturing sector due to the possibility of using his saliva in some of his products, and he has been in Venezuela since 1997.
It has previously invaded some of its regions in 2017, but to a lesser degree, according to Jose Sandoval, from the “Vendithion Atheul Embetlysta”.
“It will be complicated because Al -Halazin is great this time and adult and put eggs,” Sandoval told Agence France -Presse.
“We are facing an invasion and therefore it is very difficult to eliminate it, but it is possible to control its existence,” he added.
Given its ability to reproduce (up to 600 eggs every 15 days) and its six -year -old age, this scandal is considered one of the most harmful invasive types of crops and even human health, as it can transmit diseases such as meningitis.
Sandoval explained that the spread of this Halazin “is not a result of a lack of monitoring”, but its only cause is the weather, explaining that it returns to the heavy rains this year.
In July, the US state authorities complained of the invasion of these snails, which could reach 20 centimeters..
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