Lissachatina fulica(ACHAFU)
Distribution details in Italy
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 2018
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated (2020-05)
First recorded in: 2018
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated (2020-05)
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/039) : first found in October 2018 in a urban park in Ferrara (Emilia- Romagna region). 1 live and 1 dead specimen, as well as fragments of a shell, were observed and reported by a member of the public. No other specimens could be found.
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/112) : further surveys did not detect new specimens. Eradicated.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/204) : 1 specimen found in a natural park in Piemonte region. No other specimen found. Not considered established.
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/112) : further surveys did not detect new specimens. Eradicated.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/204) : 1 specimen found in a natural park in Piemonte region. No other specimen found. Not considered established.
* Gabetti A, Maganza A, Prearo M, Riina MV, Nodari S, Rizzioli B, Mangini V, Di Tizio L, Acutis P, Dondo A, Esposito G (2023) First report of giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) in a protected area of the Cottian Alps, Northwest Italy. Sustainability 15(11), 8633. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118633
* NPPO of Italy (2019-01, 2020-05).
* NPPO of Italy (2019-01, 2020-05).