Abstract
The latex of Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii, at concentrations between 5 to 12 mg/l, kills 100% of the population of Biomphalaria glabrata in a lentic habitat, after 24 h. The lyophilized latex, stocked for 18 months, killed only 34.2% of the snails, at the concentration of 5 mg/l, and 96.0% at 12 mg/l. No lethal effect was observed among Pomacea haustrum exposed to the same concentrations of the molluscicide.
plant molluscicide; schistosomiasis; Biomphalaria glabrata; Euphorbia splendens
Evaluation of the molluscicidal properties of Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii (n. e. b.) (Euphorbiaceae) - 1: experimental test in a lentic habitat
Nelymar Martineli Mendes1
Darcilio Fernandes Baptista2
Maurício Carvalho de Vasconcellos2
Virgínia Torres Schall2
FIOCRUZ, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
The latex of Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii, at concentrations between 5 to 12 mg/l, kills 100% of the population of Biomphalaria glabrata in a lentic habitat, after 24 h. The lyophilized latex, stocked for 18 months, killed only 34.2% of the snails, at the concentration of 5 mg/l, and 96.0% at 12 mg/l. No lethal effect was observed among Pomacea haustrum exposed to the same concentrations of the molluscicide.
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Mar 1992
