【Background】Apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck) is a worldwide invasive aquatic animal and is one of the first alien invasive species recognised by the State Environmental Protection Administration of China. It eats important crops such as rice， Zizania aquatica， white lotus and has caused a great threat to agricultural production in Southern China. The control of apple snails and the management of their damage has become a priority. There are many carotenoids in the eggs of the golden apple snail, rational utilization of the carotenoids means to expand the use of apple snails, and can effectively control the harm. 【Method】In order to research the extraction methods of carotenoid in the eggs of golden apple snail, total carotenoids were extracted using 6 different organic solvents, methanol, ethanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, dichloromethane and petroleum ether. The resulting total carotenoid content in the extract was measured by ultravioletvisible spectrophotometer. 【Result】The quantity of extracts varied in different solvents. Alcohols being the most suitable for extracting the carotenoids from the eggs (methanol>ethanol>acetone). 【Conclusion and significance】Our study researched the method of extract carotenoids in eggs of apple snail, and identified the appropriate extraction, which could help to develop means of utilisation of the eggs of this invasive sepcies, and thus contribute to its control.