Repellency of Plant Extracts against the Legume Flower Thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom is an important pest of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) in Africa. To propose an alternative to chemical control, the repellency of 24 plant extracts was evaluated against adult female thrips of M. sjostedti in the laboratory. Plant extracts in ethanol were separately a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/6/3/608 |