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Molluscs and Snails

Molluscs are soft-bodied invertebrates that include snails and slugs. While many molluscs live in water, land molluscs like snails can be agricultural pests. The Golden Apple Snail is an invasive pest in many parts of the world. It has a high reproduction rate and can adapt to harsh conditions, outcompete native species, and invade diverse habitats. Its life cycle and control methods using molluscicides like metaldehyde and methiocarb are described.

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Molluscs and Snails

Molluscs are soft-bodied invertebrates that include snails and slugs. While many molluscs live in water, land molluscs like snails can be agricultural pests. The Golden Apple Snail is an invasive pest in many parts of the world. It has a high reproduction rate and can adapt to harsh conditions, outcompete native species, and invade diverse habitats. Its life cycle and control methods using molluscicides like metaldehyde and methiocarb are described.

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MOLLUSCS AND SNAILS

MOLLUSCS (SNAILS AND SLUGS)


 Are animals without backbone having a soft,
unsegmented body
 Snails have a well-developed shell while slugs
have rudimentary shell often enclosed in a
visceral hump
 Many molluscs are marine species but the
class Gastropoda contains terrestrial species,
some of which are pests of agricultural
importance _ like GAS
GAS OR GOLDEN APPLE SNAIL
Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck)
 Symptoms
 Missing seedlings
 Floating cut leaves
 Cut stems
 Decreased plant stand
 Sparse or uneven stand
 Confirmation: presence of egg mass and the
organism, and also the symptoms above
•Head has two pairs of
retractable tentacles
•The posterior tentacles are
fitted with eyes at the tips
•Slit-like mouth is
positioned just below the
frontal pair of tentacles
and contains a horny,
rasping tongue, called
RADULA.
•They have elongated legs
called poda
•Molluscs are
Y
hermaphrodites, each
having both male and
female reproductive
organs
GOLDEN APPLE SNAIL
 Scientific Name: Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck
 Family Ampulariidae
 Order Gastropoda
 Other common names: golden miracle snail,
jumbo snail, Argentinean apple snail, channelled
apple snail, mystery snail, South American apple
snail
 World’s Worst 100 Invasive Species
INVASIVENESS OF GAS
 A high reproductive rate
 Adaptability to harsh environmental conditions
 A wide host range
 A voracious habitat
 An ability to compete with the native snail
species
 An ability to invade diverse habitats through
multiple pathways
GAS
Life
Cycle
BEST KNOWN MOLLUSCICIDES
METHYLDEHYDE METHIOCARB

 Draws fluid from the body  Effect or control results


of a snail by contact action primarily from poisoning
and thus disturbs its fluid  An added advantage is that
balance by dehydration. it retains its effectiveness at
 The animal protects itself lower temperatures better
against such by secreting than metaldehyde
slime (recovery is possible)  In the granular formulation,
the ai has been mixed with
baiting material; bait action
is limited
E.G. OF MOLLUSCICIDES

Common name Trade names

Metaldehyde Slugan, Sluggex, Snail Away,


Antimilace, Medadol

Methiocarb Mesurol
Fentin Acetate Brestan, Hoe 2824, Suzu
Fentin Chloride Hoe 2872, Tinmate
Fentin Hydroxide Aquatin, Du-Ter, Suzu H
Niclosamide Telustan, Bayluscide

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