Efficacy of Kigelia africana Lam. (Benth.) leaf and stem bark ethanolic extracts on adult cowpea seed beetle, [Callosobruchus maculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)] affecting stored cowpea seeds (Vigna unguiculata)
Callosobruchus maculatus is the most damaging insect pest of stored cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seeds in Nigeria. Thus, this present research work was put in place to assess the insecticidal activities of the extracts obtained from the leaf and stem bark of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth against the c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020320582 |