@article{Sá_Siqueira_Silva_Santos_Santos_Silva_Cabral_Bezerra_Soares_Melo_2016, title={Evaluation of molluscicidal activity of Anadenanthera colubrina extracts on adult mollusc and embryos of the species Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818)}, volume={12}, url={https://scientiaplena.org.br/sp/article/view/2991}, DOI={10.14808/sci.plena.2016.101001}, abstractNote={Schistosomiasis affects over 200 million people and a matter of concern for public health. One of the methods of combating the disease is through control of the snails of the species <em>Biomphalaria glabrata</em>. To evaluate the molluscicidal activity of <em>Anadenanthera colubrina</em> bark extract on embryos and adults of the species <em>B. glabrata</em> and on <em>Artemia salina</em>. The <em>A. salina</em> were exposed for 24 h to <em>A. colubrina</em> extract (0.125, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 mg/mL) diluted in sea water, while <em>B. glabrata</em> snails were exposed to the same period the extract (0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7 and 1.0 mg/mL) diluted in filtered and dechlorinated water. We observed that the extract at a concentration of 0.125 mg/mL showed low toxicity for <em>A. salina</em> used in relation to other concentrations. In the assay with <em>B. glabrata</em> snails were observed in adults the concentration of 0.25 mg/mL caused 80% mortality. In embryos, concentrations of 0.125; 0.25 and 0.5 mg/mL did not affect the embryo viability when compared with control group. The results show that the aqueous extract of <em>A. colubrina</em> demonstrated potential to be used as a biodegradable molluscicide to combat snails of the species <em>B. glabrata</em>.}, number={10}, journal={Scientia Plena}, author={Sá, José Luís Ferreira and Siqueira, Williams Nascimento and Silva, Hianna Arely Milca Fagundes and Santos, Mariana Luiza de Oliveira and Santos, Felipe Tiago José dos and Silva, Luanna Ribeiro Santos and Cabral, Daniela Lyra de Vasconcelos and Bezerra, Isabelle Cristinne Ferraz and Soares, Luiz Alberto Lira and Melo, Ana Maria Mendonça de Albuquerque}, year={2016}, month={out.} }