Changying Niu

Persistence and Comparative Pesticidal Potentials of Some Constituents of Lippia adoensis (Hochst. ex Walp.) (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) Essential Oil against Three Life Stages of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Mazarin Akami, Changying Niu, Hamada Chakira, Zhenzhong Chen, Tigamba Vandi & Elias Nchiwan Nukenine · Biotechnology Journal International · 2016

Over the past decades, the development of an alternative and eco-friendly pest control strategies has become a public concern for the sake of mankind. Plant essential oils are complex mixtures of volatile organic compounds, which play indispensable roles in the environment, for t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2016/26087

Synergistic Effects of Wood Ash and Essential Oil on Fecundity, Pupal Eclosion and Adult Mortality of Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Cowpea Seed Weevil

Akami Mazarin, Elias Nchiwan Nukenine, Changying Niu & Frederic Vencl Vincent · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

Aims: The use of residual synthetic chemicals, although effective against stored product pests, has led to environmental degradation. However, the risk of target pests developing resistance to insecticides in addition to the high costs of synthetic insecticides has pushed researc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/25306