Abstract

IMPACT OF PESTICIDES ON BEHAVIOR OF THE FRESH WATER SNAIL, THIARA LINEATA.

*Ahirrao K. D., Borse G. P., Suryawanshi D. N. and Patil M.U.

Abstract

Every animal shows struggle for an existence in their natural habitat for their successful life. Every animal has its own natural behaviors, even a slight change in the environment may change its own physical behavior like movement, immersed in the water, hiding inside the shell for protection, feeding habit, response to touch and physiological behavior viz., mucous secretion, Excretion, Parturition etc. In the present study the abundantly recorded snails, Thiara lineata is filter feeder and occupies first step in the food chain. We have studied it‟s behavior in the natural habitat and in laboratory conditions by exposing to safe concentration of predetermined LC50 of pesticides like Endosulphan, Nuvacran, Cymbush and Sevin.

Keywords: Snail Behavior, Gastropod, Thiara lineata.