Bio-rational control of red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in stored wheat with Calneem® oil derived from neem seeds

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 471-479

  Adarkwah, Charles ^a,b   Obeng Ofori, Daniel ^c   Büttner, Carmen ^a   Reichmuth, Christoph ^b   Schöller, Matthias ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Cereals; Contact toxicity; Repellency; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CEREAL; NEEM; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; PLANT EXTRACT; REPELLENT; TOXICITY; TREE;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIONIDAE; THEOBROMA CACAO; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78149496921     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-010-0317-2     Document Type: Article

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