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A snail farm near Eyragues, Provence, France. Heliciculture, commonly known as snail farming, is the process of raising edible land snails, primarily for human consumption or cosmetic use. [1] The meat and snail eggs a.k.a. white caviar can be consumed as escargot and as a type of caviar, respectively. [2]
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The practice of rearing snails for food is known as heliciculture. For purposes of cultivation, the snails are kept in a dark place in a wired cage with dry straw or dry wood. Coppiced wine-grape vines are often used for this purpose. During the rainy period the snails come out of hibernation and release most of their mucus onto the dry wood/straw.
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Molluscicides (/ m ə ˈ l ʌ s k ɪ ˌ s aɪ d s,-ˈ l ʌ s-/) [1] [2] – also known as snail baits, snail pellets, or slug pellets – are pesticides against molluscs, which are usually used in agriculture or gardening, in order to control gastropod pests specifically slugs and snails which damage crops or other valued plants by feeding on them.
The width of the shell ranges from 10 to 12 millimetres (3 ⁄ 8 to 1 ⁄ 2 in) at maturity, [4] with an average length of 16 to 38 mm (5 ⁄ 8 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). Shell height can reach up to 30 to 52 mm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 to 2 in), [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 3 ] The length is measured from the end of the aperture to the apex.