MOLLUSCICIDAL ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF SOLANUM NIGRUM AGAINST THE BROWN GARDEN SNAIL, EOBANIA VERMICULATA (Müller, 1774) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Zoology | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 59, Issue 59, June 2013, Page 147-162 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Research Papers | ||||
| DOI: 10.12816/0001310 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Safaa M. Ali  1; Torkia A. Mohammed1; Ahmed M. Mandour2; Asmaa R. Abd EL-Malek1
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| 1Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The impact of the aqueous extract of Solanum nigrum as a molluscicide for the control of the brown garden snail, Eobania vermiculata, was studied under laboratory conditions. The present study revealed that, the rate of mortalities of the tested snails depends on the dose and duration of exposure to this extract. The highest mortality rates were noticed at doses of 8%, 6%, 4% and 3%. Large amounts of mucus were secreted by snails just after the contact of the extract with their soft bodies. The treated snails showed histological alterations in the digestive gland and ovotestis. The digestive cells were shrinked or completely degenerated. The excretory cells were significantly increased in number. The ovotestis showed some degeneration in the late stages of spermatogenesis. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| land snail; Solanum nigrum extract; Molluscicide; Digestive gland; Ovotestis | ||||
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