Brown Garden Snail
Cornu aspersum
0 host plants
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Data Coverage 0 of 6 dimensions
Quick Reference
Order
Stylommatophora
Type
mollusk
Host Plants
0
What Damage Looks Like
Feeding damage similar to slugs: irregular holes with smooth edges produced by the radula. Distinguished from slug damage by the presence of the snail shell and larger, rounder fecal pellets. Damage tends to be concentrated near sheltering structures (walls, fences, dense ground cover) where snails aggregate during the day.
Cultural Controls
- Hand-pick snails from sheltering sites during the day (walls, fences, pot rims, dense ground cover)
- Remove daytime refugia: stacked pots, boards, dense ivy at wall bases
- Copper barriers on raised bed rims (4-6 inch continuous bands)