EPPO Global Database

Theba pisana(THEBPI)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2001: Present, restricted distribution
From NPPO: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Several infestations have been eradicated in California. The first detection in California was made in 1918, according to PNKTO no 23.

NAPPO Alert of 2001-05-04: now established in southern California (since 1985)
References
* USDA (1982) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 23. White garden snail, Theba pisana. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.
------- Absent, pest eradicated