Biological activity of sorghum tannin extracts on the stored grain pests sjtophilus oryzae (l.), sitotroga cerealella (olivier) and tribolmm castaneum (herbst)

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-23

  Wongo, Lawrence E ^a  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Development period; Sitophilus oryzae; Sitotroga cereaklla; Sorghum; Storage insects; Tannins; Tribolium castaneum; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009431132     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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