Insecticidal effects of ethanolic extract from Verbascum cheiranthifolium Boiss. against two stored-product insect pests species

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 191-195

  Khoshnoud, H ^a   Khayamy, M ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Insect pests; Mortality; Progeny production; Verbascum cheiranthifolium

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FLOWER; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRIBOLIUM; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM CHEIRANTHIFOLIUM;

HEXAPODA; SCROPHULARIACEAE; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERBASCUM;

EID: 42449150793     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.191.195     Document Type: Article

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