Insecticidal activity of some Asteraceae plant extracts against Tribolium confusum

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-289

  Boussaada, Olfa ^b   Ben Halima Kamel, Monia ^c   Ammar, Samia ^a   Haouas, Dalila ^c   Mighri, Zine ^a   Helal, Ahmed Noureddine ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^c High School of Horticulture and Animal Production Chott Mariem   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antifeedant activity; Asteraceae; Larval growth; Plant extracts; Toxicity effect; Tribolium confusum

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; MANTISALCA; RHAPONTICUM; SCORZONERA; SCORZONERA UNDULATA; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77952126283     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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