GLOBAL BASELINE INFORMATION ON CURRENT STATUS OF GOLDEN APPLE SNAIL DAMAGE AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

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GLOBAL BASELINE INFORMATION ON CURRENT STATUS OF
GOLDEN APPLE SNAIL DAMAGE AND MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES IN FARMERS FIELDS

• R.C. Joshi and T. Wada

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Acknowledgement
The following individuals and institutions
provided information on the golden apple snail
and links with snail researchers. We are
grateful to them for their contributions and
assistance.

• G. Jahn, IRRI, Philippines
• Geoff Baker, CSIRO, Australia
• Grant Singleton, CSIRO, Australia
• Hae-Chune Choi, RDA, Korea
• Harry Ako, Hawaii
• Hector Srenath, FAO, SriLanka
• Hendarsih Suharto,Indonesia
• Ho Van Chien, VietNam
• Horacio Heras, Argentina
• Huynh Kim Ngoc, VietNam
• I. D. Bowen, UK
• J. Breithaupt, FAO, Rome
• J. Coupland, LONZA, Switzerland

• A. Hardy, USA
• B. M. Rejesus, UPLB, Philippines
• Banpot Napompeth, Thailand
• Bede Evans, FAO, VietNam
• Bounneuang Douang Booptha, NARC, Lao PDR
• C. Austria, IRRI Library, Philippines
• Cesar Moquete, Republic of Dominica
• Chompoonut Chayapate, Thailand
• Clyde Tamaru, Hawaii
• Cyrill Rogger, InfoAgrar, Switzerland
• Dam Quoc Tru, VietNam
• Duong Ngoc Cuong, VietNam
• Edwin Javier, IRRI, Philippines

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Acknowledgement

• J. W. Smith, USA
• Jerry R. Tjoe-Awie, Suriname
• Jesus Rosario, Republic of Dominica
• Jianming Chen, China
• Jimin Lee, USA
• Jorge Luis Alonso Gonzales, Columbia
• K. Gallagher, FAO, Rome
• Karl Goeppert, Lao-IRRR
• Khamouane Khamphoukeo, NARC, Lao PDR
• L. Estebenet, Argentina
• L.T. Wilson, USA
• Lionel Nugaliyade, SriLanka
• Luike Pieterse, Canada
• Luis R. Sanint, FLAR/CIAT, Columbia
• M. Austria, SEARCA-IPM, Philippines

• M. Halwart, FAO, Rome
• M. Ketelaar, FAO, Lao PDR
• M. Matsuda JICA, Japan
• M. Way, UK
• Mahithon Putiso, Thailand
• Mario Corado, FAO, Lao PDR
• Mark Bell, IRRI, Philippines
• Mel Jackson, Hawaii
• Men Sarom, CARDI, Cambodia
• Mu Mu Kyaw, Lao PDR
• N. Cazzaniga, Argentina
• Nguyen Huu Huan, VietNam
• O. Mochida, Japan
• Othman Omar, MARDI, Malaysia
• P. C. Matteson, FAO, VietNam

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Acknowledgement

• P. Kenmore, FAO, Rome
• P. A. C. Ooi, FAO, Thailand
• Patcharee Menakanit, Thailand
• Pol Chanty, CARDI, Cambodia
• R. C. Saxena, India
• R. Cowie, USA
• R. G. Howells, USA
• R. Yamakawa, Hawaii
• Robinson, USA
• Rodney Haraguchi, Hawaii
• Roy Masamdu, PNG
• S. R. Obien, BAR, Philippines
• Sakda Sinives, Thailand
• Sang-Beom Lee, RDA, Korea

• Sim Sar, PNG
• Stijn Ghesquiere, Belgium
• Tagliati Elisabetta, FAO, Rome
• Teo Su Sin, Malaysia
• Terunobu Hidaka, Japan
• Than Aye, Mynmar
• Tran Tan Viet, VietNam
• U Myo Myint, Mynmar
• Xiaoping Yu, China

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Questionnaire

• Area under rice production (ha and ) seasons
  and rice culture (transplanted and direct-seeded)
• Extent of damage by golden apple snail (ha)
• List of various methods adopted by rice farmers
• List of pesticides used to control golden apple
  snail (most popular to least preferred)

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Questionnaire

• Farmers criteria for the choice of a chemical
• Efficacy
• Immediate kill
• Cost
• Ease of application
• Any other reasons (Availability, biodegradable
  etc.).
• Utilization of golden apple snail by rice
  farmers
• Liquid bio-compost
• fertilizer/ Bio-control of weeds in rice fields
• Farm animal feed
• Any other use (baits for rice bugs/rat baits/
  fish baits)
• Food

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GAS Background
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Utilization of GAS in S.E Asia
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Control Tactics
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Control Tactics
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Control Tactics
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Control Tactics
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Current Studies Done on GAS
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Common Difficulties/ Constraints in GAS Management

• Taxonomic confusion of Pomacea spp. complex need
  to be resolved by molecular approaches.
• The information exchange on GAS needs to be
  strengthened on applesnail.net internet website
  through cooperative efforts.
• Timely community actions are rarely practiced to
  reduce GAS build-up. Thus there is a need to
  demonstrate the integrated approach to GAS
  management.
• Lack of viable technologies to manage GAS in
  flood-prone areas and direct-seeded rice.
• Very few information on the effect of botanical
  molluscicides on non-target organisms.
• Choice of non-specific pesticides still preferred
  by farmers because of immediate kill, followed by
  ease of application then cost and last efficacy.

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Thank you ! ! !
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