Ethnobotanicals for Storage Insect Pest Management: Effect of Powdered Leaves of Olaxzeylanica in Suppressing Infestations of Rice Weevil Sitophilusoryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
The rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae is considered the major problem in stored rice in Sri Lanka. Due to the adverse effects of pesticide usage, research on the re-evaluation and use of many ethnobotanicals as alternative storage pest control agents has been intensified. Although plant materials with i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Sri Jayewardenepura
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/JTFE/article/view/38/148 |