Annona senegalensis L. (Annonaceae): Performance as a botanical insecticide for controlling cowpea seed bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Nigeria

Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 513-519

  Aku, A A ^a   Ogunwolu, E O ^a   Attah, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Annona senegalensis; Botanical insecticde; Callosobruchus maculatus; Control

Indexed keywords

EGG LAYING; INSECTICIDE; NIGERIA; PESTICIDE PRODUCTION; PLANT EXTRACT; ROOT BARK; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

BEETLE; CROP PEST; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; BRUCHIDAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0031756847     PISSN: 03408159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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