Pomacea canaliculata(POMACA)
Distribution details in Kenya
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2020
First recorded in: 2020
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/074) : detected at two locations (Tebere and Ndekia) in the Mwea irrigation scheme. This is the first confirmed report of P. canaliculata in continental Africa. Present, only in some areas.
* Buddie AG, Rwomushana I, Offord LC, Kibet S, Makale F, Djeddour D, Cafa G, Vincent KK, Muvea AM, Chacha D, Day RK (2021) First report of the invasive snail Pomacea canaliculata in Kenya. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 2, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-021-00032-z
* Constantine KL, Makale F, Mugambi I, Chacha D, Rware H, Muvea A, Kipngetich VK, Tambo J, Ogunmodede A, Djeddour D, Pratt CF (2023) Assessment of the socio‐economic impacts associated with the arrival of apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) in Mwea irrigation scheme, Kenya. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7638
* Constantine KL, Makale F, Mugambi I, Chacha D, Rware H, Muvea A, Kipngetich VK, Tambo J, Ogunmodede A, Djeddour D, Pratt CF (2023) Assessment of the socio‐economic impacts associated with the arrival of apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) in Mwea irrigation scheme, Kenya. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7638