Dear Colleague,
African giant snail Achatina achatina is not protected under any conservation law in Nigeria; probably this is responsible for tactical changing in searching intensity of snail from subsistence reasons to commercial purposes which involves the use of local foul smelling chemical that serves as snail attractant and improve their congregation wherever the chemical is spread thereby increasing number of catch. My interest is how to identify this local chemical and analytically determine its effects on the animal and human who eventually consumed it.
Thank you
Achatina achatina could be best attracted by use of any best organic absorbent soaked in Beer or fermenting hops, barley or wheat. The material after soaking should act as a slow release for longer efficacy. Attraction would depend upon the amount of fermentation, area of usage, severity, wind velocity & direction.
On attraction they could be physically picked.
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