INCIDENCE OF LAND SNAILS INHABITING DIFFERENT VEGETATION AT SOME GOVERNORATES IN NORTH-EAST OF DELTA EGYPT | ||||
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||||
Article 3, Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2015, Page 899-907 PDF (763.93 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2015.74519 | ||||
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Author | ||||
Gh. R. Mohammed | ||||
Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Field trials were carried out at some Governorates in north east of delta, i.e Qalubia, Sharkia, Gharbia, Munyfia, Dakahlia, Dumyat and Ismaelia to survey terrestrial snails species on different vegetation , vegetable, fruit and ornamental plants, i.e. egyptian clover, wheat, rice, maize; cabbage, lettuce, tomato, potatoes, navel orange, grapes, date palm, mango and swallow during two successive years 2013-2014. Results revealed that ten land snails species belonging to five families, Helicidae, [Eobania vermiculata (Müller), Theba pisana (Müller)]; Hygrommiidae, [Helicella vestalis (pfeiffer) , Cochicella acuta (Müller), Monacha cartusiana (Müller), Monacha obstructa (ferussac)]; Succineidae, [Succinea putris (Linnaeus), succinea oblonga (Draparnaud)]; Achatinidae [Rumina decollata (Linnaeus) and Zonitidae [Oxychilus alliarius (Miller)] were recorded. | ||||
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