Species Regional Summary
Pomacea maculata
Mobile Bay ( G150 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Langan Park, Mobile/AL/Mobile-Tensaw Delta watershed (2003, Martin et al. 2012; Low and Anderson 2017); Eradication efforts, using traps and copper sulfate, began in 2009, and snail populations were reduced by 2010, but some individuals have survived (Martin 2012)

Geographic Extent

Langan Park, Mobile/AL/Mobile-Tensaw Delta watershed (2003, Martin et al. 2012); Mobile/AL/Three-Mile Creek, within 1 mile of the Delta (2009, Martin et al. 2012)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Pet Release

Regional Impacts

References

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