On the safe of pesticides in controlling the terrestrial mollusc pests
The preferred food items of the slugs Laevicaulis alte and the snails Achatina fulica were used to prepare 'poison baits'by injecting the pesticides 'Rogor'and 'Nuvan'to kill these mollusc pests. The 'poison baits'prepared with Thrichosanthes dioica and Lycope...
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doaj-e43460f8ee7e496db3553c05957655f52020-11-24T23:11:29ZengInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da SaúdeMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.0074-02761678-80601993-06-0188229329810.1590/S0074-02761993000200019On the safe of pesticides in controlling the terrestrial mollusc pestsA. PanigrahiS. K. RautThe preferred food items of the slugs Laevicaulis alte and the snails Achatina fulica were used to prepare 'poison baits'by injecting the pesticides 'Rogor'and 'Nuvan'to kill these mollusc pests. The 'poison baits'prepared with Thrichosanthes dioica and Lycopersicum esculentum were accepted by 100% individuals of both the species irrespective of the pesticides used. In all cases the slug and the snail individuals died within a considerable length of time following consuption of the bait. The importance of using 'poison bait'lies not only with the sure success in killing the pests but also with the 'safe use'of toxic materials in order to avoid environmental hazards.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000200019slugssnailspoison baitcontrolIndia |
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On the safe of pesticides in controlling the terrestrial mollusc pests |
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On the safe of pesticides in controlling the terrestrial mollusc pests |
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On the safe of pesticides in controlling the terrestrial mollusc pests |
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On the safe of pesticides in controlling the terrestrial mollusc pests |
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On the safe of pesticides in controlling the terrestrial mollusc pests |
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on the safe of pesticides in controlling the terrestrial mollusc pests |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde |
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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0074-0276 1678-8060 |
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1993-06-01 |
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The preferred food items of the slugs Laevicaulis alte and the snails Achatina fulica were used to prepare 'poison baits'by injecting the pesticides 'Rogor'and 'Nuvan'to kill these mollusc pests. The 'poison baits'prepared with Thrichosanthes dioica and Lycopersicum esculentum were accepted by 100% individuals of both the species irrespective of the pesticides used. In all cases the slug and the snail individuals died within a considerable length of time following consuption of the bait. The importance of using 'poison bait'lies not only with the sure success in killing the pests but also with the 'safe use'of toxic materials in order to avoid environmental hazards. |
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slugs snails poison bait control India |
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