Abstract
This study was focused on molluscicidal effect and feeding deterrent activity of saponin from five different plant materials; <em>Andrographis paniculata</em>, <em>Entada spiralis</em>, <em>Ficus deltoidea</em>, <em>Furcraea selloa</em> and <em>Ipomoea batatas</em>. Crude plant extracts were prepared from plant powders using methanol. The crude extracts were then tested on <em>Pomacea maculata</em> using five different concentrations (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 ppm, respectively) against niclosamide (control). After 72 h of exposure, the highest percentage of mortality of 80% was achieved from 15 ppm of <em>F. selloa</em>. Two analyses were conducted to observe the feeding deterrent activity and after 24 h, both analyses demonstrated the feeding deterrent activity in both crude extracts (<em>F. selloa</em> and <em>E. spiralis</em>) similar in niclosamide.
Highlights
Pomacea maculata Perry from Ampullariidae family is native to South America and occur throughout the humid tropics and subtropics
As the snail failed to serve its purpose, it was released into the rice field, enabling its spread from one place to another through irrigation or water canal, causing it to become a serious threat to rice production and the environment
Two species of apple snails have been identified in Malaysia and they are Pomacea canaliculata and P. maculata but according to Arfan et al (2014), P. maculata is more abundant and widely distributed as compared to P. canaliculata (Chang, 1992; Mat Hasan and Abdul Kadir, 2002; Yahaya et al, 2006; Hayes et al, 2012)
Summary
Pomacea maculata Perry from Ampullariidae family is native to South America and occur throughout the humid tropics and subtropics. Five different concentrations (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 ppm, respectively) of each crude extract were tested on apple snails. The saponin quantification of F. selloa, E. spiralis, A. paniculata, I. batatas and F. deltoidea crude extracts
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