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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A non-native invasive species continues to be a growing problem in Southwest Louisiana.
Apple snails can overpopulate and steal resources away from native species, consuming large quantities of plant materials and damaging important habitats for native fish and wildlife.
Southwest Louisiana’s crawfish fields are the perfect feeding area for apple snails. The flooded fields most generally have a lot of aquatic vegetation in them, which the apple snails are attracted to.