Biological activity of 1,8 cineole, a major component of essential oil of Ocimum kenyense (Ayobangira) against stored product beetles

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-243

  Obeng Ofori, D ^a   Reichmuth, Ch ^b   Bekele, J ^c   Hassanali, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; OCIMUM KENYENSE; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030827308     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1997.tb01399.x     Document Type: Article

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