Toxicity and antifeedant activities of cinnamaldehyde against the grain storage insects, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-17

  Huang, Y ^a   Ho, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cinnamon; Contact toxicity; Feeding deterrence; Fumigant toxicity; Stored product insect

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOMUM AROMATICUM; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 0031919250     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(97)00038-6     Document Type: Article

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