The picture shows the African giant snail.
"Foodie" Uncle Taiwan Tour fell in love with local food fried oil snails, but before returning home, he mistakenly picked up the African snails in the local green belt as oil snails, and wanted to take them home to raise. On April 9, the reporter learned from the Ningbo Inspection and Quarantine Department that recently, the bureau dealt with this species invasion incident, and the African large snail carried by the uncle has been intercepted.
Recently, the Ningbo Airport Inspection and Quarantine Department seized a large live snail in the carry-on luggage of a passenger from Taiwan. Identified by the Ningbo Inspection and Quarantine Technology Center, it was confirmed as a class II pest prohibited by the state - achatinafulica.
The African giant snail, also known as the brown cloud agate snail, is the world's recognized "pastoral killer", with strong reproductive ability and resilience, listed in the global blacklist of 100 malignant invasive alien species, and is also one of the first 16 alien species to invade China.
It is reported that this is the second time that the species has been intercepted in the ningbo airport in 5 years.
On the same day, quarantine officers conduct routine inspections of the baggage of inbound passengers. When a grandfather was found, the quarantine dog reacted strongly to his carry-on luggage, and the quarantine personnel immediately opened the bag for inspection.
Open the backpack, the contents of the contents make the staff cry and laugh, betel nut fruit, Shakya seeds, earthworms, branches... Finally, at the bottom of the bag, he pulled out a snail the size of a child's fist.
After inquiry, it was learned that the old man went to Taiwan to play, and felt very delicious after eating the fried oil snail in the local area, and then saw this African snail in the roadside green belt, and mistakenly thought that the oil snail wanted to take home to raise. As for the fruit seeds in the bag, the old man said that he thought it was fun to bring back.
According to the "List of Animals and Plants and Their Products Prohibited from Being Carried or Mailed into The People's Republic of China", fresh fruits, plant seeds and live animals (except dogs and cats) that have not been quarantined are prohibited to be carried, and the risk of entry security is extremely high, and the staff intercepts these items according to law.
With the rapid development of global economic integration, invasive alien pests have become the focus of the world's attention. China is one of the countries most affected by alien invasions. According to statistics, there are currently more than 620 invasive alien species in China, causing economic losses of more than 200 billion yuan per year.
At present, international exchanges are becoming more and more frequent, all kinds of animals and plants that are prohibited from entering the country frequently break through customs, and the prevention and control of biosecurity at ports and national gates is becoming increasingly severe. According to statistics, in the first quarter of this year, Ningbo Airport intercepted 1324 batches of prohibited carrying and mailing into the country, and detected 256 batches of epidemic situations, an increase of 12.78% year-on-year.