Insecticidal and repellent activities of medicinal plant extracts against the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hom.: Aleyrodidae) and its parasitoid Eretmocerus mundus (Hym.: Aphelinidae)

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-154

  Al mazra'awi, Mohammad S ^a   Ateyyat, Mazen ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Alkanna strigosa; Botanicals; Peganum harmala; Repellency; Ruta chalepensis; Whiteflies

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MEDICINAL PLANT; PARASITOID; PLANT EXTRACT; TOXICITY; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; ALKANNA; APHELINIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; ERETMOCERUS MUNDUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PEGANUM HARMALA; RUTA CHALEPENSIS; RUTACEAE; URTICA PILULIFERA;

EID: 67349108816     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-008-0233-x     Document Type: Article

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