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Barrion, Marie Angela B., Esplana, Janeksy O., Macalintal, Lyka Angel M., Mangaoang, Renier Jay DC.,
Monte, Ivy Katherina I.
Abstract: The study is intended to test the molluscicidal activity of Mangifera indica bark depending on
the following concentrations: 15%, 25%, 50% and 75% within 15, 30 and 45 minutes based on the
mortality rates of the Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck (Golden Apple Snails). The concentrations were
obtained using the process of decoction in which 15 grams of Mangifera indica bark was subjected into
100 ml distilled water and the same goes with the other concentrations. The experimental design used in
the study was the Randomized Complete Block Design in which allows every experimental unit to have
an equal probability of receiving a treatment. A total of ten (10) Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck were
submerged in a 5 ml test concentrations in each Petri dish and this set-up underwent three (3) trials for
different time intervals: 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 45 minutes. The test organisms underwent a recovery
period for twenty-four (24) hours in distilled water and were observed based on their mortality rates. The
two way factor Analysis of Variance was the statistical test used for the mortality rates of the Pomacea
canaliculata Lamarck. The results of the study showed that there is a molluscicidal activity in the
Mangifera indica bark extract because there was a significant difference between the time intervals and
also in the respective concentrations based on the mortality rates of the test organisms. It was also found
out that the increasing quantity within the concentrations and between the time intervals yields an
increase in the mortality rate.
Key words: molluscicidal activity, Mangifera indica, Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck, decoction,
Randomized Complete Block Design