Survival of the faucet snail after chemical disinfection, pH extremes, and heated water bath treatments
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Abstract
The faucet snail Bithynia tentaculata, a nonindigenous aquatic snail from Eurasia, was introduced into Lake Michigan in 1871 and has spread to the mid-Atlantic states, the Great Lakes region, Montana, and most recently, the Mississippi River. The faucet snail serves as intermediate host for several trematodes that have caused large-scale mortality among water birds, primarily in the Great Lakes region and Montana. It is important to limit the spread of the faucet snail; small fisheries equipment can serve as a method of snail distribution. Treatments with chemical disinfection, pH extremes, and heated water baths were tested to determine their effectiveness as a disinfectant for small fisheries equipment. Two treatments eliminated all test snails: (1) a 24-h exposure to Hydrothol 191 at a concentration of at least 20 mg/L and (2) a treatment with 50°C heated water for 1 min or longer. Faucet snails were highly resistant to ethanol, NaCl, formalin, Lysol, potassium permanganate, copper sulfate, Baquacil, Virkon, household bleach, and pH extremes (as low as 1 and as high as 13).
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Survival of the faucet snail after chemical disinfection, pH extremes, and heated water bath treatments |
| Series title | North American Journal of Fisheries Management |
| DOI | 10.1577/M07-211.1 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1597 |
| Last page | 1600 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Onalaska |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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