Pesticidal activity of certain plant extracts and their isolates against the cowpea beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)

Different extracts from seven plant species were assayed against the cowpea beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus) in the laboratory. The plants were extracted sequentially with petroleum ether, chloroform and ethyl alcohol. The petroleum ether extract of each was fractionated into sap and unsap, then id...

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Main Authors: Dimetry Nadia Zikry, El-Gengaihi Soad, Hafez Mahmoud, Abbass Magdy Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-09-01
Series:Herba Polonica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/hepo-2015-0024