Binary combination of carbohydrates and amino acids as snail attractant in pellets containing molluscicides against the snail Lymnaea acuminata

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 120-124

  Singh, Preeti ^a   Singh, D K ^a  

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Attractant; Carbohydrates; Fascioliasis; Lymnaea acuminata; Molluscicides; Snails

Indexed keywords

FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA ACUMINATA; TREMATODA;

EID: 53849092336     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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