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giant East African snail
Achatina
fulica
Bowdich, 1822
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Large shell cone-shaped shaped nail. Voraceous plant feeder and very destructive to landscape and homes. Picked up in baggage by PPQ Officer Berk Brown. As an agricultural pest in Florida, the shell was eradicated (see Abbott, 1989, Compendium of Landshells, pg.78) in 1972. Found in Hawaii and American Samoa, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, etc
Image type: Field
Image location: United States
Photographer Information
Name: John W. Dooley
Organization: USDA APHIS PPQ
Country: United States
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Image Number: 0019023
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Image Citation:(?) John W. Dooley, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Node Affiliation:
University of Georgia
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