Impact ID9302
Impact TypeBiocontrol
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionResults of a field study suggest that Procambarus virginalis has potential to be used as a biocontrol agent for the freshwater snail Biomphalaria pfeifferi, which is an intermediate host for Schistosoma flatworms.
Reference41952
Cost 
LocationMadagascar

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