Bioactivities of Cocos nucifera L. (Arecales: Arecaceae) and Terminalia catappa L. (Myrtales: Combretaceae) leaf extracts as post-harvest grain protectants against four major stored product pests

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-247

  Rani, Pathipati Usha ^a   Venkateshwaramma, Thanniru ^a   Devanand, Peta ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cocos nucifera; Feeding deterrent efficacy; Fumigation; Repellent activity; Residual toxicity; Stored product insects; Terminalia catappa

Indexed keywords

ANTIFEEDANT; BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; CROP PEST; FUMIGATION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; REPELLENT; TOXICITY TEST; TREE;

ARECACEAE; ARECALES; BOSTRICHIDAE; BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS CHINENSIS; COCOS NUCIFERA; COLEOPTERA; COMBRETACEAE; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; MYRTALES; PRUNUS DULCIS; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; TENEBRIONIDAE; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 79955798297     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-010-0345-y     Document Type: Article

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