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Latex of "coroa de cristo" (Euphorbia splendens): an effective molluscicide

M C de Vasconcellos, V T Schall

Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

|October 1, 1986

Abstract:

An aqueous solution of the latex of "coroa de cristo" (Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii) showed molluscicide action (LD90) at a concentration lower than 0.5 ppm on Biomphalaria glabrata and B. tenagophila reared in laboratory and at a concentration lower than 4.0 ppm for field B. tenagophila.

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