Lesson 5.2: Global Distribution of Golden Snail, History of Introduction to Asia and the Philippines

Question 1

True or false. Is the is snail indigenous to the Philippines?

Answer 1

False. snail is not indigenous
to the Philippines.

Question 2

The golden apple snail (GAS) or
kuhol is a native in ?

Answer 2

Tropical and Subtropical America

Question 3

GAS came from South
America specifically from ?

Answer 3

Florida and Latin America

Question 4

GAS has spread quickly to many countries worldwide according to?

Answer 4

Ranamukhaarichchi and Wickramasinghe (2006)

Question 5

This species of snail was introduced to other countries as a source of?

Answer 5

food
or as an aquarium pet

Question 6

GAS or locally known as ?

Answer 6

“kuhol”

Question 7

GAS or locally known as “kuhol” was brought to

Answer 7

Taiwan
from South America in the early 1980s

Question 8

How many years does the snail
has tremendously spread to Japan, China and to the
Philippines.

Answer 8

5 years

Question 9

GAS was
introduced to
the following
countries in
Asia rapidly as
food (a source
of protein) :

Answer 9

Korea, Japan,
Taiwan, Lao
PDR, Vietnam,
the Philippines,
Thailand,
Cambodia,
Malaysia and
Indonesia

Question 10

GAS was
introduced to
Japan as an?

Answer 10

aquarium pet

Question 11

Out of 3 M hectares rice fields, how many hectares were infested of GAS?

Answer 11

1.2 to 1.6 hec

Question 12

Gas is high protein food between
1982 -1984 from?

Answer 12

South American
(Brazil and Argentina) via
Taiwan