玛瑙蜗牛Achatina fulica Bowditch俗称非洲大蜗牛,对人既有利也有害。如何开发利用这一生物资源,存在不同的观点。在国外,有关玛瑙蜗牛严重为害农作物的报道甚多,一些国家早已列为检疫对象;国内有关专家基于玛瑙蜗牛曾给台湾农业带来毁灭性灾难这一事实,建议农业部门将它列为检疫对象。澄清玛瑙蜗牛在我国的传播途径、分布范围和为害性以及生产外销情况,对于制订科学的检疫和防治措施具有重要意义。为此,我们查阅了国内外有关文献,走访了福州、厦门、漳 Agate snails Achatina fulica Bowditch commonly known as African snails, both beneficial and harmful to people. There are different views on how to exploit this biological resource. Abroad, there are many reports about serious damage of agate snails on crops. Some countries have long been listed as quarantine targets. According to the fact that agate snails have caused devastating disaster to Taiwanese agriculture on agate snails, it is suggested that the agricultural sector should list it as a quarantine object . It is of great significance to clarify the ways, distribution and harmfulness of agate snails in our country as well as the export of production and export for the formulation of scientific quarantine and prevention measures. To this end, we consulted the relevant literature at home and abroad, visited Fuzhou, Xiamen, Zhang