Evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of Aqueous extracts from Calotropis procera Ait. Against Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2466-2470

  Ahmed, Umsalama A M ^a,b   Zuhua, Shi ^a   Bashier, Nabil H H ^b   Muafi, Kamal ^b   Zhongping, Hao ^a   Yuling, Guo ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Calotropis procera; Cucurbita maxima; Extraction; Henosepilachna elaterii; Plant based insecticides; Pumpkin

Indexed keywords

ANTI-INSECT ACTIVITIES; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; HENOSEPILACHNA ELATERII; PUMPKIN; SOXHLET;

EXTRACTION;

VEGETABLES;

EID: 33751356565     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.2466.2470     Document Type: Article

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