Biological control agent |
Biomphalaria species |
Target stage |
Effect on Schistosoma assessed |
Main results |
Reference |
Lebistes reticulatus (guppy) |
B. glabrata
|
Egg mass/ young |
No |
Preference for eggs masses to hatch and snails shedding cercariae |
OLIVER-GONZÁLEZ (1946) |
Serranochromis macrocephala (fish) |
Biomphalaria sp. |
All stages |
No |
After three months, the tank was drained and no small snails were found in it |
DE BONT & DE BONT (1952DE BONT, A. & DE BONT HERS, M. Mollusc control and fish-farming in Central Africa. Nature, v. 170, p. 323-324, 1952. Available from: <Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/170323a0 >. Accessed: Jun. 17, 2020. doi: 10.1038/170323a0. https://www.nature.com/articles/170323a0...
) |
Marisa cornuarietis (snail) |
B. glabrata, B. pfeifferi
|
Egg masses/ young |
No |
M. cornuarietis devoured egg masses and young Biomphalaria
|
CHERNIN et al. (1956aCHERNIN, E. et al. Studies on the biological control of schistosome-bearing snails. I. The control of Australorbis glabratus populations by the snail, Marisa cornuarietis, under laboratory conditions. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 5, p. 297-307, 1956a. Available from: <Available from: https://www.ajtmh.org/view/journals/tpmd/5/2/article-p297.xml >. Accessed: Jul. 15, 2021. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1956.5.297. https://www.ajtmh.org/view/journals/tpmd...
) |
Helobdella fusca (leech) |
Australorbis glabratus = B. glabrata
|
Young and newly hatched |
No |
Adult leeches anchor themselves in the shell until the snail is devoured |
CHERNIN et al. (1956bCHERNIN, E. et al. Studies on the biological control of schistosome-bearing snails. II. The control of Australorbis glabratus populations by the leech, Helobdella fusca, under laboratory conditions. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 5, p. 308-314, 1956b. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1956.5.308 >. Accessed: Jul. 15, 2021. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1956.5.308 https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1956.5.308...
) |
M. cornuarietis (snail) |
B. glabrata
|
Adults |
No |
The disappearance of B. glabrata coincided with the introduction of Marisa
|
RUIZ-TIBEN et al. (1969RUIZ-TIBÉN, E. et al. Biological control of Biomphalaria-glabrata by Marisa cornuarietis in irrigation ponds in Puerto-Rico. Bulletin World Health Organization, v. 41, p. 329-333, 1969. Available from: <Available from: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/262234 >. Accessed: Jun. 18, 2021. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/2...
) |
Pomacea sp. (snail) |
B. glabrata
|
Egg mass/ newly hatched |
No |
Pomacea sp. caused a reduction in the number eggs and impeded the establishment of B. glabrata colonies |
PAULINYI & PAULINIPAULINYI, H. M. & PAULINI, E. Laboratory observations on biological-control of Biomphalaria-glabrata by a species of Pomacea (Ampullariidae). Bulletin World Health Organization, v. 46, p. 243-247, 1972. Available from: <Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4537485/ >. Accessed: Jun. 3, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4537485/...
(1972) |
Astatoreochromis alluandi, Tilapia leucosticta, T. Zillii, Gambusia affinis (fishs) |
B. pfeifferi
|
Adults |
No |
A. alluaudi reduced the number of B. pfeifferi. T. zilliie and T. leucosticta did not appear to be associated with reduction in the snail populations |
MCMAHON et al. (1977MCMAHON, J. P. et al. Studies on biological-control of intermediate hosts of schistosomiasis in Western Kenya. Environmental Conservation, v. 4, p. 285-289, 1977. Available from: <Available from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environmental-conservation/article/abs/studies-on-biological-control-of-intermediate-hosts-of-schistosomiasis-in-western-kenya/0D878737CB643BAF8B114B51F2DD4050 >. Accessed: Jun. 5, 2021. doi: 10.1017/S0376892900026205. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/...
) |
T. rendalli and Sarotherodon mossambica (fishs) |
B. glabrata
|
All stages |
No |
S. mossambica preyed on snails occasionally. T. rendalli reduced the snail population |
GRABER et al. (1981GRABER, M. et al. Lutte biologique contre les mollusques vecteurs de Bilharziose. Action predatrice de Tilapia rendalli, Boulenger et de Sarotherodon mossambica, Peters a l’égard de Biomphalaria glabrata, Say. Hydrobiologia, v. 78, p. 253-257, 1981. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008521 >. Accessed: Jun. 10, 2021. doi: 10.1007/BF00008521. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008521...
) |
T. nilotica (fish) |
B. glabrata
|
Adult |
No |
The fish impeded hatching and thus limited the growth of the four study populations |
ANDRADE (1982ANDRADE, R. M. Controle biológico de Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) através de Tilapia nilotica (Hasselquist, 1757), em laboratório (Pulmonata, Planorbidae. Pisces, Cichlidae). Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 15, p. 39-52, 1982. Available from: <Available from: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821982000100004 >. Accessed: Jun. 15, 2020. doi: 10.1590/S0037-86821982000100004. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-8682198200...
) |
H. triserialis lineata (leech) |
B. glabrata
|
All stages |
No |
No predation of egg masses, but young specimens preyed on more than adults |
GUIMARÃES et al. (1983GUIMARÃES, C. T. et al. Biological control: Helobdella-triserialis-lineata Blanchard, 1849 (Hirudinea, Glossiphonidae) over Biomphalaria glabrata Say, 1818 (Mollusca, Planorbidae), in laboratory. Revista de Saúde Pública, v. 17, p. 481-492, 1983. Available from: <Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/rsp/a/78rdhnVYw8Mj3bgLDPrpsbh/abstract/?lang=pt >. Accessed: Jun. 3, 2021. doi: 10.1590/S0034-89101983000600005. https://www.scielo.br/j/rsp/a/78rdhnVYw8...
) |
H. triserialis lineata (leech) |
B. straminea, tenagophila
|
All stages |
No |
Velocity of predation inversely proportional to the size of the snails, no predation of egg masses |
GUIMARÃES et al. (1984GUIMARÃES, C. T. et al. Controle biológico: Helobdella triserialis Lineata (Hirudinea: Glossiphonidae) sobre Biomphalaria straminea e Biomphalaria tenagophila (Mollusca: Planorbidae), em laboratório. Revista de Saúde Pública, v. 18, p. 476-486, 1984. Available from: <Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/rsp/a/LYNvN5KQ3X3gNwxRkmfjvfx/?lang=pt >. Accessed: Jun. 3, 2021. doi: 10.1590/S0034-89101984000600006. https://www.scielo.br/j/rsp/a/LYNvN5KQ3X...
) |