Immersion in clove oil with and without ethanol does not result in consistent anesthesia in mystery snails (Pomacea bridgesii) | Synapse
March 8, 2026Open Access
Immersion in clove oil with and without ethanol does not result in consistent anesthesia in mystery snails (Pomacea bridgesii)
Key Points
This research explores the effectiveness of clove oil and ethanol in providing anesthesia to mystery snails.
Tested clove oil and eugenol as anesthetic agents on mystery snails.
Combined clove oil with ethanol to evaluate effects on anesthesia and mortality.
Measured mortality rates after exposure to the treatments.
Clove oil showed less effectiveness than eugenol as an anesthetic.
Combining clove oil with ethanol led to high mortality rates in mystery snails.
Anesthesia effects were inconsistent across the treatments.
Abstract
While CO is frequently used interchangeably with eugenol, it is less effective than eugenol as an anesthetic in mystery snails, and combining it with ethanol resulted in high mortality.