Toxic effects of molluscicidal baits to the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus (Brandt, 1833)

• Published in: Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 10; no. 7; pp. 1335 - 1343
• Main Authors: Santos, Miguel João G., Ferreira, Nuno G. C., Soares, Amadeu M. V. M., Loureiro, Susana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.10.2010; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: acetylcholinesterase; Baits; Biochemistry; biomarkers; catalase; Crustaceans; detritivores; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Physics; Exposure; exposure duration; glutathione transferase; horticulture; Isopoda; mechanism of action; metaldehyde; methiocarb; Mode of action; Mollusca; molluscicides; Mollusks; nontarget organisms; Pesticides; pollution; Porcellionides pruinosus; Portugal; Sec 4 • Ecotoxicology • Research Article; slugs; snails; soil; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil surfaces; Soils; Terrestrial environments; toxicity; Toxicology; Portugal; Europe; Biomarkers; Molluscicides; Methiocarb; Metaldehyde

Purpose Methiocarb and metaldehyde are the most common molluscicides applied in agricultural and horticultural fields in Portugal and elsewhere in Europe. The application of molluscicidal baits to control slug and snail populations can pose a threat to non-target organisms like terrestrial isopods,...