Aims: The use of residual synthetic chemicals, although effective against stored product pests, has led to environmental degradation. However, the risk of target pests developing resistance to insecticides in addition to the high costs of synthetic insecticides has pushed researc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25306
Aims: The present investigation aimed to assess the toxic effect of hexane, acetone and methanol extracts of Cymbopogon citratus and Cymbopogon giganteus against 3rd and 4th instar of Anopheles gambiae larvae under laboratory conditions. Place and Duration of Study: Plant product...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v21i130096
The potentials of Azadirachta indica, Boswellia dalzielii aqueous extract and Metarhizium anisopliae, alone and/or in combination, as well as a reference insecticide Decis in controlling the cowpea flower thrips (Megolurothips sjostedti) were compared on two Vigna unguiculata var...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37002
Aims: This present study aimed to assess the toxicity, the inhibition of progeny production and the reduction of weight losses of Cassia mimosoides (L.) leaf extracts against Callosobruchus maculatus (FAB.) on the bambara groundnut grains as well as the physico-chemical, sensoria...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/31869
Aims: This research aimed at selecting indigenous Bambara groundnut varieties with high nutritional value and inherent resistance to insect attack for cultivation in sudano-sahelian (SS) and sudano-guinean (SG) zones of Cameroon. Study Design: The susceptibility of varieties to i...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/30778
Over the past decades, the development of an alternative and eco-friendly pest control strategies has become a public concern for the sake of mankind. Plant essential oils are complex mixtures of volatile organic compounds, which play indispensable roles in the environment, for t...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26087
Lame Younoussa, Alain Bruno Kayanbe, Kary Mallam Oumarou, Ezechiel Doumia, Kalayam Kalayam Moutsina, Mamat Amina, Theodora Kopa Kowa, Aurelie Dadji Foko & Elias Nchiwan Nukenine·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2024
Botanical insecticides are nowadays highly encouraged in mosquito control programs because of their efficacy, specific target, biodegradability, less toxic for non-target species, and safe for the human users. In this context, five fractions of the leaf methanolic extract of Chen...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6664