Most plant powders possess insecticidal properties and can be used to control insect pests on stored products. This study was conducted to evaluate insecticidal properties of Solanum melongena, Parkia biglobosa. Ipomoea batatas, Colocasia esculenta, Tridax procumbens and Terminal...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v36i430243
Laboratory investigations were performed to ascertain the efficacies of Dennettia tripetalla (G.Backer), Xylopiaa ethiopica (A. Rich) and Aframomum melegueta (K. Schum) for the control of Cylas puncticolis, African sweet potato weevil. Organic solvent extracts of the leaves and f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2019/v2i130059
The bio-insecticidal and grain protectant activities of mixed powder of Ocimum gratissimum and Vernonia amygdalina upon Callosobruchus maculatus was carried out in Calabar, Nigeria during the dry season (August to November) of 2015. The mortality rate of cowpea weevil treated V....
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/33500
Telfairia occidentalis, Piper guineensis, Gmelina arborea, Bryophyllum pinnate, Amaranthus viridis, and Musanga ceropolides were separately assessed for insecticidal effects on Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, a pest of stored Phaseolus lunatus L. The plants were assessed in a compl...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42903