Pesticidal bioactivity of ackee (Blighia sapida Koenig) against three stored-product insect pests

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 217-223

  Khan, A ^a   Gumbs, F A ^a   Persad, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Ackee; Aril extracts; Deterrency; Grain protection; Insect pests; Repellency; Seed extracts

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PEST CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACT; STORAGE;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

BLIGHIA SAPIDA; BRUCHINAE; CAJAN; CAJANUS CAJAN; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0042442210     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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