https://youtu.be/raCKbaRamOw The Giant African Snail, one of the hundred most harmful invasive species in the world according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, has become a problem for Cuba. This threat to the island’s human and plant health and biodiversity continues to proliferate in twelve of the country’s provinces, favored by suitable climatic conditions. The action protocols implemented by the National Civil Defense in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health and the Institute of Plant Health, similar to those that have been put into effect in other affected countries in the area, have been ineffective in controlling this vector that proliferates uncontrollably. “Control is a burning issue, we are talking about one of the most harmful plagues in the world,” explains Luis Álvarez, curator of Malacology at the Felipe Poey Museum of the University of Havana. In the areas adjacent to the Atunera 2 apartment blocks, located in the capital district of Cojímar, Habana del Este municipality, the African Snail swarms freely, creating an environment of extreme concern among residents of the area. They must carry out their daily lives avoiding the danger that direct contact with this mollusk implies. “Windows have to be closed tightly,...