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Survey and Distribution of Terrestrial Snails in Fruit Orchards and Ornamental Plants at Alexandria and EL-Beheira Governorates, Egypt

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Horticulture

Abstract

Terrestrial snails were surveyed at Alexandria and EL-Beheira governorates in northwestern Egypt. Five land snail species at Abees region on grape orchard including Eobania vermiculata, Theba pisana, Helicella vestalis, Monacha obstructa and Oxychillus alliarius; while two species at EL-Mamoura region on ornamental plants including E. vermiculata and T. pisana were recorded in Alexandria governorate. In EL-Beheria governorate, three land snail species including T. pisana, H. vestalis and M. obstructa were recorded on navel orange and apple trees at Kafr EL-Dwar center and E. vermiculata, T. pisana and C. acuta were found on ornamental plants at Abulmatamir center. The most abundant species were T. pisana and E. vermiculata at Alexandria (71.4 and 25.5%) and El-Beheira (65.6 and 14.2%) respectively, while the lowest found were O. alliarius (0.5%) at Alexandria and M. obstructa (4.1%) at EL-Beheira.

DOI

10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2013.3047

Keywords

Terrestrial snails, Survey, Distribution, alexandria, El-Beheira, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Eshra

Last Name

E.H

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Affiliation

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt.

Email

eheshra@yahoo.com

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Volume

34

Article Issue

April-June

Related Issue

544

Issue Date

2013-06-01

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2013-05-16

Publish Date

2013-06-01

Page Start

242

Page End

248

Print ISSN

1110-0176

Online ISSN

2536-9784

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https://asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg/article_3047.html

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53

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Alexandria Science Exchange Journal

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https://asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg/

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Survey and Distribution of Terrestrial Snails in Fruit Orchards and Ornamental Plants at Alexandria and EL-Beheira Governorates, Egypt

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Created At

22 Jan 2023