SURVEY OF TERRESTRIAL MOLLUSCS AND PARASITIC NEMATODES AS BIO CONTROL AGENTS IN SOME EGYPTIAN GOVERNORATES | ||
| Menoufia Journal of Plant Protection | ||
| Article 3, Volume 3, Issue 2, March and April 2018, Pages 45-52 PDF (133.31 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjapam.2018.123588 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Karima M. Azzam; Eman A. Abd El – Hady | ||
| Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A survey of terrestrial molluscs and their parasitic nematodes was carried out during 2014- 2016 seasons in certain Governorates (Cairo, Giza, Qaluobia, Dakahlia, Menoufia, Ismailia and Arish) , where these snails are commonly distributed and infesting many economically important plants. The survey revealed the existence of seven snail species and three slugs. About 45 species of different plants including wheat, clover, citrus, mango, banana, tomato, potato, and amaranths were found to be infested with these gastropods. The survey revealed also the existence of six species of snail parasitic nematodes, which are considered bio control agents against these harmful molluscs | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Molluscs; nematodes; snails; slugs; control; Phasmarhabditis | ||
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