Comparative evaluation of insecticidal properties of essential oils of some selected botanicals as bio-pesticides against Cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius) [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae]
Abstract Background The insecticidal activities of essential oils from seeds of five botanicals Tetrapleura tetraptera, Annona muricata, and Aframomum melegueta and leaves of Eucalyptus globulus and Ficus exasperata were evaluated as biopesticides against the storage pest of cowpea Callosobruchus ma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the National Research Centre |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42269-020-00380-2 |