All farmers are hereby summoned to go out and kill the garden's number one enemy. Saturday is "Snail Assassin's Unlucky Day".
It was Varberg's gardener Emelie Birgersson who initiated "Snail Assassin's Unlucky Day" on Facebook three years ago. The idea was to raise awareness to tackle the invasive snail, which has actually changed its name from Spanish forest snail to just assassin snail since a few years.
If as many as possible know that the snails will be attacked, there are more who will go out. This year, the day falls on June 8th.
The assassin snail was established in Sweden in 1975 and not only poses a problem for farmers, but is also a threat to native snails. The assassin snail is two-sexed and reproduces quickly. After mating, both individuals lay 400 eggs each.
To succeed in killing as many as possible, Ted von Proschwitz advises going out when it gets dark in the evening and the humidity rises, which makes the assassin snails come out.
