Insecticidal activity of ageratum conyzoides l. volatile oil against callosobruchus maculatus f. in seed treatment and fumigation laboratory tests

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 237-240

  Gbolade, A A ^a   Onayade, O A ^a   Ayinde, B A ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ageralinn comjzoides; Cnllosobnichns mnciilatiis; Cowpea; Insecticidal activity; Precocene i; Volatile oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008535662     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742758400019536     Document Type: Article

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