cultivated in China. Recently, the golden apple snail-GAS (Pomacea canaliculata
(Lamarck)) was found to be a major invasive pest attacking Z. latifolia. To control efficiently
GAS, predation by the Chinese soft-shelled turtles (Pelodiscus sinensis) on GAS was
evaluated in laboratory and field trials. P. sinensis had a strong predatory capacity and
selectivity for GAS both in laboratory and field conditions. All the sizes of P. sinensis prefer to …