Designing a trapping strategy to aid Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica) eradication programs.

ABSTRACT: In pest eradication programs, traps can directly reduce pest populations; however, their application to gastropod programs remains relatively unexplored. The South Florida Giant African Snail, Liassachatina fulica (Pulmonata: Achatinidae), eradication program allowed a realistic evaluation of their utility. Field studies were conducted to determine the best bait, barrier and trap for use during the eradication program. Immature and adult snails were attracted to banana fruit and a commercially produced bait but only the commercially produced bait did not attract non-target and pest mammals. Four commercially produced traps and 4 barriers were field evaluated for snail retention efficacy. Snails escaped all traps and trap/barrier combinations but the rate of escape ranged from 10-100% after

SUBMITTER: Roda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128580 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature