Insecticidal activity of the medicinal plant, Alstonia boonei De Wild, against Sesamia calamistis Hampson

Autor: Osawe Nathaniel Oigiangbe, I. B. Igbinosa, Manuele Tamò
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B. 8:752-755
ISSN: 1862-1783
1673-1581
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2007.b0752
Popis: The bioactivity of the aqueous extracts of the leaf and stem bark of the medicinal plant, Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocyanaceae), against the pink stalk borer, Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) was studied in a laboratory bioassay. The extracts were incorporated into artificial diet at a rate of 0.0% (control), 1.0%, 2.5%, 5.0%, and 10.0% (w/w). Both extracts significantly (P
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