Survey and Distribution of Terrestrial Snails in Fruit Orchards and Ornamental Plants at Alexandria and EL-Beheira Governorates, Egypt | ||||
| Alexandria Science Exchange Journal | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 34, April-June - Serial Number 2, June 2013, Page 242-248 PDF (252.58 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2013.3047 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Eshra E.H 
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| Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Terrestrial snails were surveyed at Alexandria and EL-Beheira governorates in northwestern Egypt. Five land snail species at Abees region on grape orchard including Eobania vermiculata, Theba pisana, Helicella vestalis, Monacha obstructa and Oxychillus alliarius; while two species at EL-Mamoura region on ornamental plants including E. vermiculata and T. pisana were recorded in Alexandria governorate. In EL-Beheria governorate, three land snail species including T. pisana, H. vestalis and M. obstructa were recorded on navel orange and apple trees at Kafr EL-Dwar center and E. vermiculata, T. pisana and C. acuta were found on ornamental plants at Abulmatamir center. The most abundant species were T. pisana and E. vermiculata at Alexandria (71.4 and 25.5%) and El-Beheira (65.6 and 14.2%) respectively, while the lowest found were O. alliarius (0.5%) at Alexandria and M. obstructa (4.1%) at EL-Beheira. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Terrestrial snails; Survey; Distribution; alexandria; El-Beheira; Egypt | ||||
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