EFFECT OF SOME PLANT EXTRACT ON Melanoides tuberculatus (Müller, 1774) and Biomphalaria alexandrina (Ehrenberg,1831) SNAILS IN LIBYA | ||
| Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||
| Article 6, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 54-61 PDF (418.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/fjard.2013.194623 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Farg. S. El Serite1; Hatel El-kamali2 | ||
| 1Faculty of Medical Technology, Missurata , Libya. | ||
| 2Islamic Omdurman University , Faculty of . Science , Al khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The molluscicidal activity of different extracts of six plant species of plants belonging to two families were evaluated against two types of snails , Melanoides tuberculatus and Biomphalaria alexandrina in agricultural area of Taourgha region in Libya. The results clearly showed that all tested extracts were effective against the two snail types at different concentrations. The most potent one was found in methanol extract of Euphorbia terracina (methanol extract was L c 50 ppm/ml then Nerium oleander was L c 50 ppm/ml . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Molluscicidal activity; Plant extracts; Melonides tuberculata; Biomphalaria alexandrina; Euphorbia terracina; Nerium oleander | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 72 PDF Download: 133 |
||
