Comparison of toxic and repellent effects of Lantana camara L. with Tephrosia vogelii hook and a synthetic pesticide against Sitophilus zeamais motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in stored maize grain

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-135

  Ogendo, J O ^a   Belmain, S R ^b   Deng, A L ^a   Walker, D J ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botanical insecticides; Grain storage; Stored product protection; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA VOGELII; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746909520     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742758400020348     Document Type: Article

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