EPPO Global Database

Lissachatina fulica(ACHAFU)

Distribution details in Ecuador

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2005
Comments
First found in 2005, it rapidly spread across the country
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

* Goldyn B, Guayasamin PR, Aguirre Sanchez K, Hepting L (2016) Notes on the distribution and invasion potential of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Achatinidae) in Ecuador. Folia Malacologica 24(2), 85-90.

* 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.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Colombia Present, no details view...
Peru Present, no details view...