Contact and fumigant toxicity of five pesticidal plants against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in stored cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 172-184

  Mkenda, Prisila A ^a   Stevenson, Philip C ^b,c   Ndakidemi, Patrick ^d   Farman, Dudley I ^b   Belmain, Steven R ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d NELSON MANDELA AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; contact and fumigant toxicity; cowpea; pesticidal plants; post harvest pest management; stored product pests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945444996     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S174275841500017X     Document Type: Article

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