Mangrove Against Invasive Snails: <i>Aegiceras corniculatum</i> Shows a Molluscicidal Effect on Exotic Apple Snails (<i>Pomacea canaliculata</i>) in Mangroves.

ABSTRACT: Apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata), one of the 100 most serious invasive species in the world, have invaded mangrove wetlands due to their salinity tolerance. We firstly prepared a plant molluscicide against apple snails based on the mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum in coastal wetland. The effects of four mangrove extracts from A. corniculatum, including ethanol extract (EE), petroleum ether extract (PEE), ethyl acetate extract (EAE), and n-butanol extract (BE), were studied for molluscicidal activity against apple snails in a saline environment. The LC₅₀ values at 48 h of EE, PEE, EAE, and BE were 25 mg/L, 123 mg/L, 170 mg/L, and 14 mg/L, respectively. BE had the highest molluscicidal value (96.7%) against apple snails at 48 h. At 48 h, BE of A. cornicul

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11902146 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature