Insecticidal activity of 2-tridecanone against the cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

The effect of 2-tridecanone vapor on the cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus) development was determined. Seeds of cowpea were infested with adults and exposed to different doses of 2-tridecanone isolated from Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Holm, a plant species native from northeastern Brazil...

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Main Authors: Yussef F.B. Braga, Thalles B. Grangeiro, Eder A. Freire, Helano L. Lopes, José N. S. Bezerra, Manoel Andrade-Neto, Mary Anne S. Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2007-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652007000100005