Toxicity experiments of the saponic extract of Cestrum parqui (Solanaceae) on some insect spices

Journal of Entomology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-120

  Ikbal, Chaieb ^a   Mounia, Ben Halima ^a   Habib, Ben Hamouda ^a  

^a Horticultural High School   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cestrum parqui; Crude saponic extract; Insects; Toxicity tests

Indexed keywords

CESTRUM; CESTRUM PARQUI; CULEX PIPIENS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NOCTUIDAE; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA; SOLANACEAE; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM;

EID: 34648840261     PISSN: 18125670     EISSN: 18125689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/je.2007.113.120     Document Type: Article

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