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  1. Macro-invertebrate predators of freshwater pulmonate snails in Africa, with particular reference to <em>Appasus grassei</em> (Heteroptera) and <em>Procambarus clarkii</em> (Decapoda)

    Macro-invertebrate predators of freshwater pulmonate snails in Africa, with particular reference to Appasus grassei (Heteroptera) and Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: CC Appleton BV Hofkin A Baijnath
    A range of African and alien macro-invertebrates has been reported preying on freshwater pulmonate snails, including those that serve as intermediate hosts for bloodflukes of the genus Schistosoma. Predation by five molluscivorous taxa is reviewed here: indigenous leeches (Glossiphoniidae), marsh...
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  2. Susceptibility of schistosome host snails to predation by sciomyzid flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in South Africa

    Susceptibility of schistosome host snails to predation by sciomyzid flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Rajendra Maharaj Inbarani Naidoo ChristopherC Appleton
    Afrotropical sciomyzids are predators of freshwater pulmonate snails. Studies have indicated that these flies may play a role in controlling medically important (target) snail populations, especially snail intermediate hosts of schistosomes. This study investigated the preferential feeding of Sepedon scapularis...
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