Insecticidal activity of Vitex cymosa (Lamiaceae) and Eschweilera pedicellata (Lecythidaceae) extracts against Sitophilus zeamais adults (Curculionidae)

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-56

  De Oliveira, Taciane A ^a   Ronchi Teles, Beatriz ^a   Da Fonseca, Claudio R V ^a   Da Silva, Sergio L R ^b   Santos, Pierre A ^a,b   Nunez, Cecilia V ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Botanical insecticides; Plant extracts; Stored grain pests; Weevil

Indexed keywords

CURCULIONIDAE; ESCHWEILERA PEDICELLATA; LAMIACEAE; LECYTHIDACEAE; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; VITEX;

EID: 84859814320     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v24i1.10598     Document Type: Article

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