Abstract
Amprolium (AMP) is an organic compound used as a poultry anticoccidiostat. The aim of this work is to repurpose AMP to control the land snail, Eobania vermiculata in the laboratory and in the field. When snails treated with ½ LC₅₀ of AMP, the levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total lipids (TL), urea, creatinine, malondialdehyde (MDA), catalase (CAT), and nitric oxide (NO) were significantly increased, whereas the levels of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), total protein (TP), and glutathione (GSH) decreased. It also induced histopathological and ultrastructural changes in the digestive gland, hermaphrodite gland, kidney, mucus gland, and cerebral ganglion. Furthermore, scanning electron micrographs revealed various damages in the tegumental structures of the mantle-foot region of E. vermiculata snails. The field application demonstrated that the AMP spray caused reduced percentages in snail population of 75 and 84% after 7 and 14 days of treatment. In conclusion, because AMP disrupts the biology and physiology of the land snail, E. vermiculata, it can be used as an effective molluscicide.
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