Molluscicidal activity of entomopathogenic fungus, metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) against golden apple snails, pomacea canaliculata (Architaeniglossa: Ampullariidae)

• Main Authors: Mohamad Ikmal Hakim Allahudin, Anis Jazleena Syafiqah Ann Jaisofi, Ma, Nyuk Ling, Thilahgavani Nagappan, Aziz Ahmad, Ng, Lee Chuen, Wahizatul Afzan Azmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23593/1/SMS%201.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23593/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol53num1_2024/contentsVol53num1_2024.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Golden Apple Snails (GAS, Pomacea canaliculata) is known in Malaysia as one of the world’s worst invasive pest species, wreaking havoc on paddy fields by lowering rice yield dramatically. Farmers now employ chemical molluscicides to eliminate GAS, but these are expensive and have serious health and...