Research on the trapping effect of self-made food bait on Pomacea canaliculata
Pomacea canaliculata is one of the main invasive alien species in China.In order to address the damage caused by Pomacea canaliculata in large water bodies,food trapping is an important control method.However,researches on bait for Pomacea canaliculata are still limited.Therefore,three common foods as banana,sweet potato and corn were selected to make different proportions of self-made food bait to find out the most effective food bait.The results showed that there was no significant difference in feeding preference between male and female Pomacea canaliculata when they were presented with the same bait(P>0.05).The banana bait group and corn bait group had significant trapping effects on Pomacea canaliculata(P<0.05).The food bait made of a mixing ratio of 10:4:1 with wheat flour,peeled banana mud and honey had the best trapping effect on Pomacea canaliculata,which was significantly higher than other baits(P<0.05).These conclusions could provide the practice experience in capturing and comprehensive management of Pomacea canaliculata.