Laboratory evaluation of bioactivity of ethanolic extracts of plants used for protection of stored maize against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky in Cameroon

African Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-94

  Akob, C A ^a,b   Ewete, F K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Regional College of Agriculture   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Cupressus arizonka; Eucalyptus grandis; Ocimum gratissimum; Sitophilus zeamais; Vetiveria zizanioides

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS ARIZONICA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; HEXAPODA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67649672005     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/003.017.0110     Document Type: Article

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