Repellent effect of ackee (Blighia sapida Koenig) component fruit parts against stored-product insect pests

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-27

  Khan, A ^a   Gumbs, F A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aril; Blighia sapida; Epidermis; Insect pests; Pulp; RD50; Repellency; Seed; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; FRUIT; PEST CONTROL; REPELLENT; SEED;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

BLIGHIA SAPIDA; CALLOSOBRUCHUS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; CRYPTOLESTES FERRUGINEUS; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS;

EID: 0242658812     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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