Assessment of the toxic potentials of some plants powders on survival and development of Callosobuchus maculatus

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-62

  Abdullahi, Y M ^a   Muhammad, S ^b  

^a Sokoto State Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biological insecticides; Callosobuchus maculates; Cowpea weevil; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CALLOSOBUCHUS MACULATUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FRUIT; GUIREA SENEGALENSIS; IMMATURITY; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PILIOSTIGMA RETICULATUM; PIPER GUINEENSE; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; POWDER; STORAGE; SURVIVAL;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; CURCULIONIDAE; PILIOSTIGMA; PILIOSTIGMA RETICULATUM; PIPER GUINEENSE; PIPER RETICULATUM; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 19744370434     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2004.000-2010     Document Type: Article

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