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Giant African snail

Lissachatina fulica

Giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) is a mollusk pest of plants and crops. It is a native of Africa and was first detected in California in the 1940's.

The original infestation was eradicated and established populations are now only found in Hawaii, but may be found elsewhere as pets.

Survey Maps

4/2021 - APHIS Removes Zone B from the Giant African Snail List of Regulated Areas
11/2020 - Lissachatina fulica formally Achatina fulica Giant African Snail APHIS Removes Zone Y from the List of Regulated Areas | Phytosanitary Alert System
8/2020 - APHIS Removes Zone Y from the Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica, formally Achatina fulica) List of Regulated Areas
7/2020 - Heliciculture; A brief study of Snail farming and requirements
1/2020 - Giant African Snail spreads to Northeast Trinidad
1/2020 - Giant African snail already affecting 56 Cuban municipalities
12/2019 - Nearly 170,000 Giant African Land Snails Eradicated in Eight Years
12/2019 - The Giant African Snail, an Alien in Cuba
11/2019 - Giant African Snail in Cuba: an uncontrolled invasion
11/2019 - New project launched to combat Giant African Snail

Miami battles Giant African Land Snails