Molluscicidal molluscs

A series of species-specific pesticides avicides (birds), bactericides (bacteria), molluscicides (molluscs), nematicides (nematodes), pisci-cides (fish), rodenticides (rodents), and viricides (viruses). 

Molluscicide substance which has the ability to kill molluscs, e.g. snails. 

Molluscicidal Activity. Elimination of molluscs which transmit cercariae is an important aspect of health prevention especially in Third World countries. Solasonine/solamargine were found to be toxic to Lymnaea cubensis Pfeiffer (Putmonata Lymnaeidae) / (LCj (, lOppm) and Biomphalaria glabrata Say (Gastropoda Planorbidae) / (LCj , , 25ppm), the intermediate host of Schistosoma... 

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