This paper evaluates the alterations in the glycogen content of tissues (digestive gland and cephalopedal mass)
and glucose in the haemolymph of
Biomphalaria glabrata
BH strain infected with
Schistosoma mansoni
BH strain
and exposed to the latex of
Euphorbia splendens var.
hislopii
. A reduction in the glycogen deposits was observed in
infected snails exposed and not exposed to latex. However, the exposure to latex caused a greater depletion of the
glycogen levels in both sites analysed, especially from the third week onward. The utilisation of latex as a
molluscicide to control the population of infected
B. glabrata selectively is proposed.
