TOXICOLOGICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF  INSECTICIDE ACETAMIPRID AND AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER  ACTIVEG ON EARTHWORM (Aporrectodea giardi)

Berrouk Houda; Kabech Basma; Rahel Rabeh; Hamaidia Kaouter

doi:10.48165/

Authors

Berrouk Houda Laboratory of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystem,El-Cherif Messaadia University of Souk-Ahras (Algeria)
Kabech Basma Faculty of Life and Natural Science, El-Cherif Messaadia University of Souk-Ahras (Algeria)
Rahel Rabeh Faculty of Life and Natural Science, El-Cherif Messaadia University of Souk-Ahras (Algeria)
Hamaidia Kaouter Faculty of Life and Natural Science, El-Cherif Messaadia University of Souk-Ahras (Algeria)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Acetamiprid, Activeg, Aporrectodea giardi, earthworm, histopathology, LD50, mortality

Abstract

Earthworms provide important information about the environmental risks so serve as useful biological indicators of soil contamination. The present study was aimed to assess the impact of insecticide ‘Acetamiprid’ and fertilizer ‘Activeg’ (widely used fertilizer in Algeria), on earthworm Aporrectodea giardi. The earthworms were subjected to four different doses of Acetamiprid viz., 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg 500 mg-1soil for four periods viz., 24, 48, 72 and 96 h. The toxicological and histopathological evaluations were also conducted. Based on physiochemical analysis, soil proved to be a convenient environment for earthworms. The soil was sandy loam in texture, neutral in pH and rich in organic matter (8.93%) with a field capacity of 19.37. Earthworm mortality showed increase with increase in Acetamiprid dose with LD50 value varying from 89.03 to 240.23 mg kg-1. Histological studies revealed marked alterations in epidermal and intestinal cells. Earthworm exposed to fertilizer Activeg showed neither earthworm mortality nor any toxicological effects on their tissue structure. The study confirmed the deleterious effect of Actamiprid on A. giardi, so it should be used with prudence in order to save the soil animal fauna.

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