Molluscicidal effects of neem (Azadirachta indica) extracts on edible tropical land snails

Pest Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 178-182

  Ebenso, Ime E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Botanical pesticide; Edible tropical land snails; Molluscicide; Mortality; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAIL;

ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; EDIBLE TROPICAL LAND SNAIL; FOOD INTAKE; MOLLUSC; MORTALITY; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; AZADIRACHTA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MOLLUSCACIDES; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SNAILS;

ARCHACHATINA MARGINATA; ASIMINA TRILOBA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA; GASTROPODA; LIMICOLARIA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 0842307046     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.810     Document Type: Article

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