Ethnobotanical survey of plants used as repellents against housefly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) in Budondo Subcounty, Jinja District, Uganda

Ethnobotanical survey of plants used as repellents against housefly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) in Budondo Subcounty, Jinja District, Uganda

Abstract Background The housefly, Musca domestica L., is a major public health and domestic pest that spoils food and causes irritation and is a vector of many infectious disease pathogens of medical and veterinary importance. Currently, its control relies largely on chemical pesticides. However, th...

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Main Authors: Kalori Baana, Harriet Angwech, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Ethnobotanical knowledge
Insects
Uganda
Repellent plants
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0235-6

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