Response of Microtermes obesi (Isoptera: Termitidae) and its gut bacteria towards some plant extracts

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 317-320

  Ahmed, Sohail ^a   Riaz, Muhammad Asam ^a   Shahid, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Arrestant; Croton tiglium; Hygrophila auriculata; Microtermes obesi; Seed and leaf extracts; Termites; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CROTON TIGLIUM; HYGROPHILA AURICULATA; ISOPTERA; MICROTERMES OBESI; TERMITIDAE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 32044454880     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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