How To Get Rid of Snails: A Slimy Scourge On Gardens, Farms, and Crops

illustration of a snail

The slimy scourge that we know of as snails were introduced to California in the 1850s from international travelers. Thought to be carried over by French escargot connoisseurs (Snail-eaters? Ick!) and hobbyists who collected these shelled slugs, the brown garden snail (Cornu aspersum) has since multiplied its population exponentially – destroying bountiful West Coast gardens, […]