Survey of slug and snail pests on subsistence and garden crops in the islands of the American Pacific: Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia; and American Samoa, with special reference to Samoa
Robinson DG and Hollingsworth RG. 2006. Survey of slug and snail pests on subsistence and garden crops in the islands of the American Pacific: Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia; and American Samoa, with special reference to Samoa. US Department of Agriculture
This report is a summary of the most important pest slugs and snails detected during brief surveys in August 2004 and April 2005. We found that long-established tropical species, introduced in the 18th, 19th and early to mid 20th centuries, were found throughout all the islands, but now appeared to be at stable populations in relative equilibrium in their respective environments. However, more serious pests introduced in recent years may still be expanding their ranges and represent very serious threats to agriculture, public health, and the general environment. At present, we consider the veronicellid slugs to be the greatest threat to Pacific Islands. We have also identified two semi-slugs and several snail species that are of concern.