Backx, Simon

Jaoko, Victor

Mangelinckx, Sven

Mulatya, Jackson

Olubayo, Florence

Smagghe, Guy

Taning, Nji Tizi Clauvis

Vandenabeele, Jan

Werbrouck, Stefaan

English

Ghent University Academic Bibliography

EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF MELIA VOLKENSII EXTRACTS AS POTENTIAL BOTANICAL PESTICIDE AGAINST AFRICAN CROP INSECT PESTS OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE 1 Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium2 Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium3 Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Valentin Vaerwyckweg B-9000 Ghent, Belgium4Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O Box 20412-00200 Nairobi, Kenya 5 Better Globe Forestry, P.O Box 823-00606 Nairobi, Kenya6 Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 30197-00100 Nairobi, KenyaVictor Jaoko1, Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning1, Simon Backx2, Jackson Mulatya4, Jan Vandenabeele5, Florence Olubayo6, Sven Mangelinckx2, Stefan Werbrouck3, Guy Smagghe1% yield of M. volkensii crude extracts Pest insect Bark extractNut extractLeaf extractFruit peels extractSweet potato weevil0.29 0.38 0.38 0.40Red flour beetle0.45 1.00 0.72 0.74Armyworm 1.00 1.0 1.00 1.00Antifeedant indices of crude extracts at 10% (w/v) concentrationMelia volkensii, an indigenous tree species that grows in East AfricaAfrican sweet potato weevil, Cylas puncticollis, an insect pest that attacks the leaves and tubers of sweet potatoes, animporatant staple crop in Sub-SaharaSpodoptera spp also known as army worms cause tremendous damage to vegetables and other crops such as maize. Many populations show high levels of insecticide resistance The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, is a world problem in stored products. New control methods for this insect pest are urgently neededINTRODUCTIONPlant part Yield (%)Bark extract 5.33Nuts extract 7.03Fruit peels extract10.04Leaf extract 10.22RESULTS020406080100Sweet potatoweevilRed flour beetle Armyworm% RepellencyRepellency (%) effects of 10% bark crude extracts after 2 hrs exposure   Melia volkensii  extractsBioactivity against pest insects of economic importanceBotanical insecticide for IPM controlGENERAL RESEARCH FLOW

Evaluating the efficacy of Melia volkensii extracts as a potential botanical pesticide against African crop insect pests of economic importance

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Evaluating the efficacy of Melia volkensii extracts as a potential botanical pesticide against African crop insect pests of economic importance

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