A new study shows that schistosome transmission can actually be highest when freshwater snail populations are low. This study demonstrates how the size of a freshwater snail population relates to its ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Wildlife authorities are asking for anglers, boaters and lake visitors across Georgia to help prevent the spread of invasive snail species. A recent discovery found that two ...

The green-banded broodsac doesn’t just infect its host, it puppeteers it. Inside the snail’s body, it grows and pulses until the snail becomes a living lure for birds. Every flicker of light in the ...

Did you know some snails can cause meningitis? The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is warning Pasco County to beware of the giant African land snail (GALS) that can ...

Cone snails aren't glamorous. They don't have svelte waistlines or jaw-dropping good looks. Yet, some of these worm-hunting gastropods are the femme fatales or lady killers of the undersea world, ...

New research shows that rat lungworm disease can be transmitted by many more species than just slugs and snails, the primary species Hawaii officials warned of amid a spate of rat lungworm cases in ...

Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease caused by a parasitic worm that develops in freshwater snails before infecting people. Knocking back snail populations with pesticides is one method to ...