The California garden snail, <em>Helix aspersa</em>: elegant, tasty, and destructive. You’ll probably see them after a rainy evening, making their way up from ...

They're ba-a-a-ck! Recent rains have Bay Area gardeners once again picking Helix aspersa, the brown garden snail, off our artichoke plants, crunching them underfoot in the driveway, drowning them in ...

In 1872, Swiss-born naturalist Louis Agassiz discovered Helix aspersa snails on a 1,375-foot mount overlooking what La Mesa and Spring Valley. He was so surprised with finding a “European” species in ...

Much of the $10 million the U.S. citrus industry spends annually on pest control goes toward fighting the Helix aspersa, a common orchard variety of snail. The Helix feeds indiscriminately on leaves, ...

Edible snails are categorized and sold by size. They range from small to extra large, and they boast a healthy nutritional profile: low in fat and high in protein, essential fatty acids, minerals and ...

As someone who has worked professionally with snails for over 30 years, let me correct some misunderstandings (Letters, July 9). English garden snails are indeed not the same as the snails commonly ...

When Helen Howard was looking for an unusual farming venture which required moderate husbandry and minimal land, she initially considered mushrooms or fish. In the end, there could only be one winner ...