Update of the situation of Pomacea sp. in Spain
The apple snail Pomacea maculata (EPPO A2 List) was first found in Spain in July 2010 in the Ebro delta, in the province of Tarragona (Cataluña) (EPPO RS 2012/039). A new outbreak of Pomacea sp. (the species was not mentioned) was detected in a pond in a public garden located in the municipality of Olesa de Montserrat (province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Region of Cataluña) in October 2021. Adults and eggs were found. Eradication measures in accordance with EU Decision 2012/697/EU have been taken. The pond was emptied and will remain empty until the eradication of the pest. All the specimens (eggs and adults) collected were destroyed. Surveys around the pond (including a nearby stream and the sewage system) did not detect the pest.
The pest status of Pomacea sp. in Spain is officially declared as: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, under eradication.
Sources
NPPO of Spain (2021-11).
Commission Implementing Decision of 8 November 2012 as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of the genus Pomacea (Perry) (2012/697/EU): http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2012/697/oj