title: Toxicity of botanical insecticides on golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata).
abstract: The molluscicidal activity of crude extracts from five highly potential plants, Annona squamosa seed, Nerium indicum Leaves, Stemona tuberose root, Cyperus rotundus corm and Derris elliptica root was assessed to Pomacea canaliculata. D. elliptica root and C. rotundus corm extracts showed the highest toxicity against 3-month old snails which have LC50 as 23.68 +/- 2.96 mg/l and 133.20 +/- 7.94 mg/l, respectively. The C. rotundus corm extracts were chosen for detoxification enzyme in vivo assay which shows esterase and glutathione S-transferase activity in stomach, intestinal tracts and digestive glands of survival treated P. canaliculata were inhibited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Phahon Yothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. rwatchar@su.ac.th
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ruamthum
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Visetson
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Milne
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bullangpoti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D029786:Cyperus / Q000633:toxicity; D029866:Derris / Q000633:toxicity; D004950:Esterases / Q000633:toxicity; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000187:drug effects; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000633:toxicity; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000633:toxicity; D008975:Molluscacides / Q000633:toxicity*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000633:toxicity*; D012908:Snails / Q000187:drug effects*; D018675:Toxicity Tests
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D008975:Molluscacides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D004950:Esterases