EPPO Global Database

Lissachatina fulica(ACHAFU)

Distribution details in Antigua and Barbuda

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Transient
Pest status declared by NPPO: Transient: actionable, under eradication (2008)
References
* Fontanilla IKC, Sta. Maria IMP, Garcia JRM, Ghate H, Naggs F, Wade CM (2014) Restricted genetic variation in populations of Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica outside of East Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands points to the Indian Ocean Islands as the earliest known common source. PLoS ONE 9(9), e105151. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105151

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Antigua and Barbuda. Achatina fulica (2008-04-21).
https://www.ippc.int/index.php?id=1110520=pestreport

* Van Buurt G, Debrot AO (2012) Introduced agricultural pests, plant and animal diseases and vectors in the Dutch Caribbean, with an ‘Alert species’ list. IMARES Wageningen UR (NL) report no. C193/11, 35 pp.
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