The Horntail Snail (Macrochlamys indica): A New Invasive Pest in Florida

Alexandra Revynthi , Daniel Carrillo, Dakshina Seal, , and

Release Date: 4/7/2022

Reviewed At: 6/16/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1355-2022

Agriculture

Abstract

The horntail snail was detected, in August 2020, in Miami-Dade County. This snail is considered of quarantine importance in the United States because it can become an agricultural pest and potentially host parasitic nematodes of medical significance. A program to survey, control, and eradicate the horntail snail has been implemented by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.

About this Publication

This document is ENY2078, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2022. Please visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Revynthi, A. M., Carrillo, D., Seal, D., Vassilaros, V. E., & Kendra, P. E. (2022). The Horntail Snail (Macrochlamys indica): A New Invasive Pest in Florida. EDIS, 2022(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1355-2022

Authors

Alexandra Revynthi

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Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, agricultural acarology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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Daniel Carrillo

Specialist

University of Florida

professor, tropical fruit entomology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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Dakshina Seal

Specialist

University of Florida

scientist, pest management, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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E. Vanessa Vassilaros

former Extension agent III, M.S., commercial agriculture/ornamentals, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, Homestead, FL

Paul E. Kendra

research entomologist, Subtropical Horticulture Research, USDA Agricultural Research Service

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