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Golden apple snails were introduced in Hawaii serve as food.It was thought that such food culture could provide valuable proteins for farmers who primarily live on a rice diet. Golden apple snails are also popular for being an aquarium pets because of their attractive appearance and size. Instead of becoming a food source they escaped, and became a serious pest, posing a real threat to the rice production and the environment. They turned into a serious pest in the rice fields. These snails rapidly spread to the southern part of China and south east part of Asia most likely the Philippines.
With this problem, the researcher thought of a solution. The researcher decided to use Golden apple snails’ shells as the primary component of brick to help lessen the population of this kind of snails.
Background of the Study
Many researchers said that Golden Apple Snails are from South America. Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay are the first place, which Golden Apple Snails have come from. And it was exported by South America countries to Asia. They thought that Golden Apple Snails were a great source of protein for farmers who only ate rice. So it was exported to Vietnam first, and transported to the Philippines.
There were many farmers using chemicals like pesticides for removing Golden Apple Snails in the Philippines.Pesticide is a great effective killer for Golden Apple Snails.Even though pesticides are effective killer for Golden Apple
Some bricks now are not that durable anymore. More durable bricks now are really expensive. With the use of golden apple snails’ shells as the primary component of brick, bricks will be more durable and will be much cheaper than the other bricks.

Statement of the Problem
This study aims to answer the following: a. What are the characteristics of Golden apple snail shell that can help bricks be more durable? b. Is there a significant difference in using artificial bricks and bricks that are made from Golden
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