Giant African snail - Lissachatina fulica

EEffective: August 18, 2010 - August 20, 2014
Resources: Pest Tracker Data Entry Guide for Mollusks CAPS Pest Datasheet
Screening Aids:
Taxonomic Position: Stylommatophora : Achatinidae
Pest Type: Gastropods
Pest Code (NAPIS): IGDBABA
This pest is a member of the following lists:

Mollusk
These Approved Methods are appropriate for: 2015
Human and Animal Pathogens Transmitted:
Aeromonas hydrophila, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, and Angiostrongylus costaricensis.
Plant Pathogens and Organisms Vectored:
Lissachatina fulica has been implicated in the transmission of the plant diseases Phytophthora colocasia, Phytophthora palmivora, and Phytophthora parasitica. However, the relative importance of Lissachatina fulica as a transmission agent in the epidemiology of these diseases under usual cropping conditions has not been well established (Raut and Barker, 2002).
Survey
Approved Method(s):
Method Product Name / Instructions NAPIS Survey Method
Visual See the visual inspection excerpt from the guidelines. 3031 - General Visual Observation
Identification


ID/Diagnostic: Morphological

Morphological: Identification should be verified by a malacologist at NIS.
Mistaken Identities:
Present in U.S.: Euglandina rosea and Orthalicus spp. Not Present in U.S.: Achatina achatina, Archachatina marginata, and Limicolaria aurora
References
  1. Raut, S. K. and G. M. Barker. 2002. Achatina fulica Bowdich and other Achatinidae as pests in tropical agriculture. In G. M. Barker (Ed.), Molluscs as Crop Pests, 55-114. New York: CAB International.