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Title

Control of fasciolosis-transmitting Lymnaeids in the field

Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to review the different methods for field control of host snails involved in the transmission of fasciolosis. Environmental measures such as drainage of swampy soils or cutting of vegetation in watercourses can reduce the number of snails. Synthetic molluscicides are being used less and less because of their cost, toxicity, and contamination they cause in the environment. Conversely, research on plant extracts is being developed because many of them are natural molluscicides that are less toxic and more environmentally friendly. In the nature, several groups of vertebrates and invertebrates predate lymnaeids and a control technique of Galba truncatula has been developed in central France using predation by the terrestrial snail Zonitoides nitidus. Biological control can be performed using animal species which compete with lymnaeids for food. Pathogens such as parasites and other infectious agents can also be used. Finally, an integrated liver fluke control strategy for the control of liver fluke, associating deworming of the definitive hosts and control of host snails, is analysed with a review of results provided by this type of control.

Bibliographic citation

Rondelaud, D.; Vignoles, P.; Dreyfuss, G.; Pointier, J.-P.; Vázquez, A.A. (2023). Control of fasciolosis-transmitting Lymnaeids in the field, in: Vinarski, M.V. et al. The Lymnaeidae. A handbook on their natural history and parasitological significance. Zoological Monographs, 7: pp. 415-445. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30292-3_15

Topic

Fresh water