EPPO Global Database

Pomacea canaliculata(POMACA)

Distribution details in United States of America (California)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2007: Present, no details
Comments
According to Rawlings et al. (2007), the earliest record of established populations of P. canaliculata is 1997 in Lake Miramar (north of San Diego).
References
* Rawlings TA, Hayes AK, Cowie RH, Collins TM (2007) The identity, distribution, and impacts of non-native apple snails in the continental United States. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7(97). Available online: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2148-7-97.pdf

* NAPPO Alert of 2001-07-13.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...