Bioactivity of the essential oil extracted from Evodia rutaecarpa Hook f. et Thomas against the grain storage insects, Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-328

  Liu, Z L ^a   Ho, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Contact toxicity; Feeding deterrent; Fumigant; Post ingestive toxicity; Repellency

Indexed keywords

EVODIA RUTAECARPA; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 0032765791     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(99)00015-6     Document Type: Article

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