The comparative acceptability of some bran and agar preparations as oral molluscicides baits for the garden snails Achatina fulica (Fer)

Maimon Abdullah, . and Haslina Yusof Salmijah Surif, . and Noraini Dan, . The comparative acceptability of some bran and agar preparations as oral molluscicides baits for the garden snails Achatina fulica (Fer). -. ISSN 0126-8643

A number of molluscicide bait preparations were made and tested for their preference by the garden snails A. fulica and their effectiveness was measured in terms of food intake feeding indices and toxicity responses induced. The results showed that snails preferred mashed vegetables in agar (jellied form) and mashed vegetables mixed with starch compared to baits consisting of fresh vegetables alone. Bran baits mixed with boiled water extracts of rice and vegetables were preferred to bran. However the keeping qualities of bran baits in biscuits form were better than in jellied or agar form. Baits containing metaldehyde were consumed more than similar baits containing copper sulphate but increasing the amount of poison in the baits reduced its attractiveness and its consumption by the snails which in turn would reduce toxicity effects of the molluscicides

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A number of molluscicide bait preparations were made and tested for their preference by the garden snails A. fulica and their effectiveness was measured in terms of food intake feeding indices and toxicity responses induced. The results showed that snails preferred mashed vegetables in agar (jellied form) and mashed vegetables mixed with starch compared to baits consisting of fresh vegetables alone. Bran baits mixed with boiled water extracts of rice and vegetables were preferred to bran. However the keeping qualities of bran baits in biscuits form were better than in jellied or agar form. Baits containing metaldehyde were consumed more than similar baits containing copper sulphate but increasing the amount of poison in the baits reduced its attractiveness and its consumption by the snails which in turn would reduce toxicity effects of the molluscicides

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Summaries (En Ms)
AGROVOC Term:	ACHATINA FULICA
AGROVOC Term:	CONTROL DE MOLUSCOS
AGROVOC Term:	MOLUSCOCIDAS
AGROVOC Term:	ATRAYENTES
AGROVOC Term:	SALVADO
AGROVOC Term:	AGAR-AGAR
AGROVOC Term:	PREFERENCIAS ALIMENTARIAS
AGROVOC Term:	TOXICIDAD
AGROVOC Term:	CARACOLES DE TIERRA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:57
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20973

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