Insecticidal and repellent activities of the chloroform extracts of Urena sinuata L. against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) adults

University Journal of Zoology, Rajshahi University

Volumn 30, Issue , 2011, Pages 25-28

  Abdullah, M ^a   Kumar Pk, A ^a   Saleh, D K M A ^a   Islam, R ^a   Khan, A R ^a   Islam, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Mortality; Repellency; Tribolium castaneum; Urena sinuata

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864815618     PISSN: 10236104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/ujzru.v30i0.10740     Document Type: Article

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