Pest status and control options for termites (Isoptera) in the Luhya community of Western Kenya

Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 815-829

  Kagezi, Godfrey Hurbby ^a,b   Kaib, Manfred ^c   Nyeko, Philip ^d   Brandl, Roland ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Faculty of Biology   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Control constraints; Indigenous knowledge; Kakamega; Maize; Pest status; Pestiferous termite species; Termite control

Indexed keywords

AVES; ISOPTERA; PAPIO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953249325     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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