Susceptibility of the Giant African snail (Achatina fulica) exposed to the gastropod parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita [PDF]
The Giant African snail (Achatina fulica) is a major pest in tropical countries. Current control methods involve the use of slug pellets (metaldehyde) but they are ineffective, therefore new methods of control are needed.
Rae, R, Williams, AJ
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Status of Tree Snails (Gastropoda: Partulidae) on Guam, with a Resurvey of Sites Studied by H. E. Campton in 1920 [PDF]
, 1992 Tree snails of the family Partulidae have declined on Guam since World War II. One species, indigenous to the western Pacific, Partula radiolata, is still locally common along stream courses in southern areas of the island.
Hopper, David R., Smith, Barry D.
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Tautonyms in Biology (Part 1) [PDF]
, 1996 One of my hobbies is collecting tautonyms--a harmless and inexpensive activity. Unlike rock-collecting, tautonym-collecting is clean, requires very little exertion, and only a small amount of storage space.
Long, Samuel S.
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First European record of the giant ramshorn snail Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) from northern Spain [PDF]
The South American giant ramshorn snail Marisa cornuarietis is reported for the first time in Europe, inhabiting a freshwater natural ecosystem in northern Spain.
Arias Rodríguez, Andrés +1 more
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, 2017 A review of research on land mollusc middens with a circum- Mediterranean emphasis and drawing particularly on the detailed analysis of a very large Late Pleistocene Iberomaurusian midden at Taforalt, Morocco dated between 20 thousand and 12600 cal BP.
Bell, Martin, Taylor, V. K.
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Ecofriendly Management of Giant African Snail (GAS) Achatina fulica (Bowdich)
Nutrition and Food ProcessingThe Giant African Snail (GAS) is a native of East Africa and. Presently the snail had infested over many areas and is becoming very difficult to control. This snail feeds on over 500 species of vegetation, and given that the Eastern Uttar Pradesh is self-sufficient in vegetable production, the burden of this pest can be a significant threat to Eastern ...
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Effect of carbamate molluscicide on African giant land snail Limicolaria Aurora
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2005 The effect of 50, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500mg/ml of carbamate molluscicide on the behavioural and macroscopic changes of Limicolaria aurora were investigated in the laboratory using Carica papaya as bait for 120h. The data showed that 48h after dosing the organism with furadan, 60% mortality was recorded.
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Zoologia (Curitiba), 2009 Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 is an african snail that is invasive in different parts of the world, being characterized mainly by its high adaptability. Our objective was to evaluate the influence of abiotic factors, such as temperature and substrate, on
Marta Luciane Fischer
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Investigation of Immune Responses in Giant African Snail, Achatina immaculata, against a Two-Round Lipopolysaccharide Challenge. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2023 Wang X +7 more
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A Structural Analysis of Host-Parasite Interactions in <i>Achatina fulica</i> (Giant African Snail) Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Lopes-Torres EJ +3 more
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