Repellency potential of some botanicals against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky, 1855) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in stored sorghum

Repellency of Euphorbia balsamifera, Lawsonia inermis, Mitracarpus hirtus and Senna obtusifolia along with permethrin powder against Sitophilus zeamais was evaluated in the laboratory at 28-32°C and 60-75% RH. The botanicals were applied as powders, methanolic, ethanolic and aqueous extracts at the...

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Main Authors: Suleiman Mohammed, Rugumamu Costancia P., Ibrahim Nasiru D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-03-01
Series:Polish Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/pjen-2018-0007