Repellent effects of five monoterpenoid odours against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) in Calabar, Nigeria

Crop Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1351-1355

  Ukeh, Donald A ^a,b   Umoetok, Sylvia B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Olfactometer; Plant volatiles; Repellence; Rhyzopertha dominica; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUMIGATION; HERBIVORE; MONOCOTYLEDON; MONOTERPENE; ODOR; PATHOGEN; PLANT DEFENSE; REPELLENT;

CALABAR; CROSS RIVER [(STT) NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 79960948739     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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