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Pomacea canaliculata
(Ampullariidae)
apple snail
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Species description or overview
Apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) information from www.applesnail.net
An illustrated description of the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata, its reproduction, feeding habits, behavior, habitat, and distribution is provided on this species page from www.applesnail.net.
Pomacea canaliculata information
Pomacea canaliculata ecology, habitat, dispersal, and management are from The Global Invasive Species Database.
Taxonomy & nomenclature
ITIS nomenclature info for Pomacea canaliculata
Nomenclatural information about Pomacea canaliculata is provided by ITIS.
Impacts
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review
and draft regional strategy (2000) 
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.
Apple snail information from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC).
Description, impacts, images, and distribution of apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata, Pomacea bridgesii, Pomacea paludosa, and Pila conica) are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.
Control methods
Statewide strategic control plan for apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) in Hawaii (Levin 2006)
This Hawaii-wide plan for control of apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) consolidates the most relevant information about the ecology and behavior of this serious pest of wetlands and agriculture (particularly taro farms). Environmental, agricultural, health, and cultural impacts of the apple snail in Hawaii are assessed, and its current known distribution in Hawaii is mapped. Historic control measures are itemized, and recommendations for current and future actions are detailed.
Images
Apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) information from www.applesnail.net
An illustrated description of the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata, its reproduction, feeding habits, behavior, habitat, and distribution is provided on this species page from www.applesnail.net.
Distribution
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review
and draft regional strategy (2000)
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.
Full-text articles
Statewide strategic control plan for apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) in Hawaii (Levin 2006)
This Hawaii-wide plan for control of apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) consolidates the most relevant information about the ecology and behavior of this serious pest of wetlands and agriculture (particularly taro farms). Environmental, agricultural, health, and cultural impacts of the apple snail in Hawaii are assessed, and its current known distribution in Hawaii is mapped. Historic control measures are itemized, and recommendations for current and future actions are detailed.
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy 
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).
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