FOOD SELECTION IN THE LAND SNAIL <i>LIMICOLARIA FLAMMEA</i> MÜLLER (PULMONATA: ACHATINIDAE)

Egonmwan, Rosemary I.

doi:10.1093/mollus/58.1.49

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“…These results suggest that food-plant availability and feeding preferences may have important effects on the population dynamics of A. fulica by regulating growth rates and their subsequent effects on survival, fecundity and population recruitment. Egonmwan (1991) demonstrated that food preferences in Limicolaria flammea Müller varied between animals in somatic growth and those sexually active. Ghose (1963) observed that young A. fulica denied access to soil 'did not thrive well'.…”

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Achatina fulica Bowdich and other Achatinidae as pests in tropical agriculture.

Raut¹,

Barker²

2002

Molluscs as Crop Pests

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Achatinidae are native to Africa. The family is represented by about 200 species in 13 genera. Several species have attained pest status within their native African range when the habitat is modified for human habitation and cropping. Furthermore, associated with the increased mobility of humans and globalization of travel and trade, several achatinids, the most notable of which is Achatina fulica Bowdich, have been accidentally or purposefully transported to areas outside their native range in Africa and further afield. In these new areas Achatinidae can cause significant economic and ecological impacts. This chapter provides a synopsis of Achatinidae as pests in tropical agriculture, focusing primarily on A. fulica, but also bringing together the relevant information on other pestiferous achatinid species.

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Section: Fig 32 Differential Losses Among 22 Plant Species Due To mentioning

confidence: 99%

Achatina fulica Bowdich and other Achatinidae as pests in tropical agriculture.

Raut¹,

Barker²

2002

Molluscs as Crop Pests

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182

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“…The cost of non–market damage by snails to human health and ecosystems are high 18. The escape of snails from breeding enclosures and their potential impact on agricultural crops, which will affect farm incomes in areas concerned, has been recorded in Nigeria,19, 20 although damage is characteristically localized 21…”

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Molluscicidal effects of neem (Azadirachta indica) extracts on edible tropical land snails

Ebenso

2003

Pest Management Science

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The effects of 350, 500 and 700 mg kg(-1) of crude extracts of neem, Azadirachta indica A Juss, on edible tropical land snails Archachatina marginata and Limicolaria aurora (Jay) were determined and compared with control using pawpaw, Carica papaya L as bait. Responses were measured through normal feeding, cessation of food intake, cessation of crawling, mucus secretion, lack of response to mechanical stimuli (mortality) and decomposition. Results showed no effects on the controls or snails exposed to neem seed oil extract. Crude extracts of bark, root and leaf of neem at 500 and 700 mg kg(-1) produced mortality after exposure for 48 h for L aurora and 72 h for A marginata.

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“…The RS economy in depends on these sectors more compared to the rest of the country (FEIX et al, 2016). Achatina fulica is considered an important agriculture plague (HODASHI, 1979;EGONMAWAN, 1992;GOLDYN et al, 2016) and its presence in RS lights a warning signal in relation to the possible economic impacts if an effective control is not quickly implemented.…”

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First record of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca, Achatinidae), for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Arruda

Santos

2022

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Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822, is here officially recorded for the first time for Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. It is now known to occur in every Brazilian state. The species is on the list of the 100 worst invasive species in the world. One young specimen of giant African snail was found in a garden of a residential building in the municipality of Porto Alegre. A hypothesis is that it was accidentally introduced through gardening. It can cause economic losses and diseases in human beings.

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FOOD SELECTION IN THE LAND SNAIL LIMICOLARIA FLAMMEA MÜLLER (PULMONATA: ACHATINIDAE)

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Achatina fulica Bowdich and other Achatinidae as pests in tropical agriculture.

Achatina fulica Bowdich and other Achatinidae as pests in tropical agriculture.

Molluscicidal effects of neem (Azadirachta indica) extracts on edible tropical land snails

First record of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca, Achatinidae), for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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