EFFECT OF SOME PLANT EXTRACT ON Melanoides tuberculatus (Müller, 1774) and Biomphalaria alexandrina (Ehrenberg,1831) SNAILS IN LIBYA

Document Type : Research articles.

Authors

1 Faculty of Medical Technology, Missurata , Libya.

2 Islamic 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 .


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