EPPO Global Database

Pomacea maculata(POMAIN)

Distribution details in United States of America (Hawaii)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
The ISSG database considers that P. maculata (as P. insularum) occurs in Hawaii based on Burks et al. (2010). However, the latter refers to a study conducted in Texas (and does not specifically mention the presence of P. insularum as such in Hawaii). This record is now considered as doubtful.
References
* Burks RL, Kyle CH, Trawick MK (2010) Pink eggs and snails: field oviposition patterns of an invasive snail, Pomacea insularum, indicate a preference for an invasive macrophyte. Hydrobiologia 646, 243-251.

* INTERNET
ISSG (online) Pomacea insularum. Global Invasive Species Database. http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1712#