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    Détails de cette espèce dans Venezuela
    Statut: Exotique
    Statut d'envahissement: Envahissant
    Occurrence: Établi(e)
    Source: Martinez-Escarbassiere et al. 2008; Borrero et al. 2009
    Date d'introduction: 1997
    Mode d'Introduction:
    Notes sur l'espèce pour cette localité:
    A. fulica was introduced into Venezuela and reported for the first time in 1997 in the city of Caracas (Martinez-Escarbassiere et al. 2008). Martinez & Martinez (1997, in Borrero et al. 2009) reported an incidental introduction in Venezuela, but recently the species has been reported as a pest from two other localities in that country (Anonymous, 2007 2008b, in Borrero et al. 2009).
    Notes sur la gestion de l'espèce dans cette localité:
    Notes sur la localité:
    Impacts:
    Agricole: The giant African snail is considered an agricultural pest.
    Transmission de maladie: A. fulica is a vector of parasitic worms in humans.
    Dernière mise à jour: 9/03/2010 3:51:58 p.m.
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