By Dr Michael Nash, The University of Adelaide and Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty Ltd
About this fact sheet
Four species of snail Cornu aspersum, common garden snail; Theba pisana, white Italian snail; Cernuella spp., vineyard or common white snail; and Cochlicella barbara, small conical or small pointed snail predominantly cause vine damage especially at bud burst, they may contaminate grapes at harvest and can even block irrigation systems.
In this fact sheet, we present information on how to identify each species of snail, when, and how often different management strategies should be applied.
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