Efficacy of some botanicals against insect pests of crops - Nta, Abo
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The production and storage of crops by resource-poor farmers in Africa are affected by pests; these limitations cause both qualitative and quantitative losses. Insect pests are major culprits often causing more than 70% loss in yield during cultivation and storage. To minimize these problems, most agriculturist worldwide resort to the use of 'quick action' chemical insecticides. This often results in elimination of target and non-target organisms, environmental pollution and increase cost of production and ultimate increase in price of the produce. To the local farmers in Africa, it is…mehr

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The production and storage of crops by resource-poor farmers in Africa are affected by pests; these limitations cause both qualitative and quantitative losses. Insect pests are major culprits often causing more than 70% loss in yield during cultivation and storage. To minimize these problems, most agriculturist worldwide resort to the use of 'quick action' chemical insecticides. This often results in elimination of target and non-target organisms, environmental pollution and increase cost of production and ultimate increase in price of the produce. To the local farmers in Africa, it is therefore necessary to look inward for alternative methods of limiting the insect pest problems. One of such methods is the use of cheap and readily available plants as bio-insecticides. This book examines the efficacy of Aframomum melegereta, Xylopia aethiopica against Cylas puncticollis; Denethia tripetella and Andrographis against some insect pests.
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Nta, Abo
Dr. Abo Iso Nta is a senior lecturer and the current Head of Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. She holds a Ph.D. in Zoology and Environmental Biology, specializing in Entomology. She is an outstanding researcher and has published in many peer-reviewed journals.