Thevetia peruviana (Family: Apocynaceae) in the control of slug and snail pests
An aqueous extract prepared from Kernels of the fruit of Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Schumann (Family : Apocynaceae) was found under experimental conditions, to be toxic ti the slug Laevicaulis alte (Férussac) and the snail Achatina fulica Bowdich, the important agrihorticultural pests of Indo-Pacifi...
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1994-06-01
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| description | An aqueous extract prepared from Kernels of the fruit of Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Schumann (Family : Apocynaceae) was found under experimental conditions, to be toxic ti the slug Laevicaulis alte (Férussac) and the snail Achatina fulica Bowdich, the important agrihorticultural pests of Indo-Pacific countries. Concentrations as low as 1% (w/v) killed all the slugs exposed in less than 981.00 (± SD 22.76) min, and 2% of the extract killed 100% of the slugs L. alte and 50%, 50% and 30% of the snail A. fulica in between 92.34 (± SD 6.63) - 321.33 (± SD 4.14) and 271.20 (± SD 17.54) - 298.26 (± SD 16.69) min respectively. The most effective concentration of the extract was 20%; it killed 100% of exposed slugs and snails within a short time (40-50 and 90-1440 min respectively) when the extract was exposed on the soil in experimental trays or when it was applied to potato slices offered as food to the gastropods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b6dee4e987f461ebb45634d2c7c258b2023-09-02T13:54:11ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601994-06-0189224725010.1590/S0074-02761994000200024Thevetia peruviana (Family: Apocynaceae) in the control of slug and snail pestsA. PanigrahiS. K. RautAn aqueous extract prepared from Kernels of the fruit of Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Schumann (Family : Apocynaceae) was found under experimental conditions, to be toxic ti the slug Laevicaulis alte (Férussac) and the snail Achatina fulica Bowdich, the important agrihorticultural pests of Indo-Pacific countries. Concentrations as low as 1% (w/v) killed all the slugs exposed in less than 981.00 (± SD 22.76) min, and 2% of the extract killed 100% of the slugs L. alte and 50%, 50% and 30% of the snail A. fulica in between 92.34 (± SD 6.63) - 321.33 (± SD 4.14) and 271.20 (± SD 17.54) - 298.26 (± SD 16.69) min respectively. The most effective concentration of the extract was 20%; it killed 100% of exposed slugs and snails within a short time (40-50 and 90-1440 min respectively) when the extract was exposed on the soil in experimental trays or when it was applied to potato slices offered as food to the gastropods.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761994000200024Thevetia peruvianafruit kernel extractpest controlslugssnails |
| spellingShingle | A. Panigrahi S. K. Raut Thevetia peruviana (Family: Apocynaceae) in the control of slug and snail pests Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Thevetia peruviana fruit kernel extract pest control slugs snails |
| title | Thevetia peruviana (Family: Apocynaceae) in the control of slug and snail pests |
| title_full | Thevetia peruviana (Family: Apocynaceae) in the control of slug and snail pests |
| title_fullStr | Thevetia peruviana (Family: Apocynaceae) in the control of slug and snail pests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thevetia peruviana (Family: Apocynaceae) in the control of slug and snail pests |
| title_short | Thevetia peruviana (Family: Apocynaceae) in the control of slug and snail pests |
| title_sort | thevetia peruviana family apocynaceae in the control of slug and snail pests |
| topic | Thevetia peruviana fruit kernel extract pest control slugs snails |
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