Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South’s rice and crawfish farms

Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with some nasty enemies: apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying ...

Giant snails stifle production on Louisiana crawfish farms

Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with a nasty enemy: large apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying ...
Houston Chronicle

Crawfish farmers remain optimistic about season's harvest after freeze, snow in Houston

Jason Cogburn earlier this week watched as a crawfish farmer hammered a crawfish trap free from a 3-inch block of ice. Once the crawfish were liberated, they crawled around their cage as lively as ...
KLFY News 10

Echo man arrested, accused of stealing up to 500 lbs. of crawfish

RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KLFY) — An Echo man has been arrested and charged with stealing up to 500 lbs. of crawfish from a local farmer, authorities said. Tony Jake Hicks, 47, of Echo, is charged with ...
KLFY News 10

Arctic Blizzard Impact On Crawfish Catch in Louisiana

CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) – Things are returning to normal now that the ice has melted away from last week’s blizzard. Many people are wondering what that means for crawfish season. Scott Broussard, a ...
WAFB

Snow may have saved some Louisiana crops from the freeze; crawfish thriving despite winter weather

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Crawfish is a multi-million dollar industry here in Louisiana, so when snow fell in South Louisiana, there was a concern for this year’s season. “I came out here and it was ...
SW Iowa News Source

Giant snails and tiny insects threaten a way of life on rice and crawfish farms

Farmers in Louisiana are battling pests ranging from large apple snails that clog crawfish traps to tiny insects called ...