EPPO Global Database

Pomacea maculata(POMAIN)

Distribution details in United States of America (South Carolina)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2008
Comments
First found in Horry county in 2008.
References
* Gooding EL, Fowler AE, Knott D, Dillon RT, Brown T, Kendrick MR, Kingsley-Smith PR (2018) Life history and phenological characteristics of the invasive island apple snail Pomacea maculata (Perry, 1810) in stormwater retention ponds in coastal South Carolina, USA. Journal of Shellfish Research 37(1), 229-238.

* INTERNET
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Invasive island applesnail found in Horry County (2008-06-12).
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2008/june16/june16_snail.html and http://www.dnr.sc.gov/invasiveweeds/img/snailmap.pdf