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...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25306
Aims: The present investigation aimed to assess the toxic effect of hexane, acetone and methanol extracts of Cymbopogon citratus and Cymbopogon giganteus against 3rd and 4th instar of Anopheles gambiae larvae under laboratory conditions. Place and Duration of Study: Plant product...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v21i130096
The potentials of Azadirachta indica, Boswellia dalzielii aqueous extract and Metarhizium anisopliae, alone and/or in combination, as well as a reference insecticide Decis in controlling the cowpea flower thrips (Megolurothips sjostedti) were compared on two Vigna unguiculata var...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37002
Aims: This present study aimed to assess the toxicity, the inhibition of progeny production and the reduction of weight losses of Cassia mimosoides (L.) leaf extracts against Callosobruchus maculatus (FAB.) on the bambara groundnut grains as well as the physico-chemical, sensoria...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/31869
Aims: This research aimed at selecting indigenous Bambara groundnut varieties with high nutritional value and inherent resistance to insect attack for cultivation in sudano-sahelian (SS) and sudano-guinean (SG) zones of Cameroon. Study Design: The susceptibility of varieties to i...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/30778
Daniel Kosini, Bichara Abdelaziz Mbaïhomadji, Martin Bing-Reh Raiwe, Jean Wini Goudoungou & Elias Nchiwan Nukenine·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2026
Aims: This study evaluated the insecticidal and repellent activities of fumigation sticks formulated from Cymbopogon citratus and Ocimum canum leaves against the field mosquito population and mosquitoes surviving exposure to Fatala® mosquito coils collected in Garoua, Northern Ca...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i92443
The study was undertaken to evaluate the adulticidal efficacy of the methanolic leaf extracts and essential oils of Chenopodium ambrosioides, Hyptis suaveolens and Lippia adoensis against adults of Anopheles gambiae. A chemical profile of each plant extracts (qualitative phytoche...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i231249
The CH2Cl2-MeOH (30:70 v/v) extracts of the seeds of Mangifera indica (Mango), Persea americana (Avocado) and Dacryodes edulis (African plum) were evaluated for potential mosquito larvicidal activity against 3rd and 4th instar larvae of Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus and A...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i2330415
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...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26087
Raoul Borkeum Barry, Jean Wini Goudoungou, Katamssadan Haman Tofel, François Ndosinvian Vandi, Manuele Tamò, Albert Ngakou & Elias Nchiwan Nukenine·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2022
To promote the use of natural substances for better management of the cowpea thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti, the potential of aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica, Boswellia dalzielii and Metarhizium anisopliae, alone and their combinations in comparison with the synthetic chem...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i930860
Lame Younoussa, Alain Bruno Kayanbe, Kary Mallam Oumarou, Ezechiel Doumia, Kalayam Kalayam Moutsina, Mamat Amina, Theodora Kopa Kowa, Aurelie Dadji Foko & Elias Nchiwan Nukenine·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2024
Botanical insecticides are nowadays highly encouraged in mosquito control programs because of their efficacy, specific target, biodegradability, less toxic for non-target species, and safe for the human users. In this context, five fractions of the leaf methanolic extract of Chen...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6664