The invasive apple snail (Pomacea spp) in Indonesia

41 in ponds. It is locally known as keong mas, keong murbei, siput murbai (Marwoto, 1988; Hendarsih-Suharto, 2002). After more than 25 years, the snail has spread widely and is now abundant in many habitats in marshes, ponds, irrigation canals, lakes and rice fields in almost all parts of Indonesia (Hendarsih-Suharto et al. 2006; Marwoto & Isnaningsih, 2014; Hamidah, 2015). Marwoto & Isnaningsih (2014) reported that there are four species of Pomacea found in Indonesia. Of the four, P. canaliculata has the widest distribution based on the collections of the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Research Center for Biology (MZB). It is a dangerous pest, especially on young rice plantations (Isnaningsih & Marwoto, 2011).