title: Laboratory evaluation of the molluscicidal properties of some Saudi Arabian euphorbiales against Biomphalaria pfeifferi.
abstract: Laboratory studies were conducted to evaluate the molluscicidal properties of three Saudi Arabian Euphorbiales. The results showed that the methanol extract of Euphorbia schimperiana has a high molluscicidal potency. The activity remains stable over a wide range of temperature and pH values, in the presence of organic and inorganic substrates and after exposure of the solutions to ultraviolet radiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, King Abdul-Aziz University Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box 42626 21515, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Al-Zanbagi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banaja
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D000818:Animals; D000077215:Clay; D019665:Euphorbiaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012908:Snails / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D012987:Soil; D013472:Sunlight
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012987:Soil; D000077215:Clay; D000432:Methanol