Effect of some plant extracts on two coccinellid predators of the cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora (Hom.: Aphididae)

Entomophaga

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 277-282

  Ofuya, T I ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Insecticidal plants; Predators; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042294246     PISSN: 00138959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02769904     Document Type: Article

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