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Effectiveness of various botanical traps against apple snail, Pomacea maculata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) in a rice field


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R. B., Syamsul and Muhamad Awang, Rita and Gilal, Arfan Ahmed and Gnanasegaram, Manjeri (2016) Effectiveness of various botanical traps against apple snail, Pomacea maculata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) in a rice field. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 39 (2). pp. 137-143. ISSN 1511-3701; ESSN: 2231-8542

Abstract

The adverse effects of molluscicides applied for the control of the invasive apple snails, Pomacea spp., have led to the search for eco-based cultural, mechanical and biological control techniques. Therefore, a field study on the relative effectiveness of locally available and cost effective plant-based traps against Pomacea spp. was conducted. Results showed jackfruit skin (9.03 ± 0.60/m2 and 6.03 ± 0.60/m2) and damaged pomelo (9.00 ± 0.61/m2 and 5.78 ± 0.74/m2) were relatively more effective than tapioca leaves, water spinach leaves and old newspaper. Snails also displayed preference for fresh materials as compared to rotten materials. Thus, incorporating these findings in rice fields during early susceptible growth will ease the collection and destruction of snails.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Apple snail; Botanical trap; Pomacea; Rice
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 02 Aug 2016 02:57
Last Modified: 02 Aug 2016 02:57
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29559
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