Insect pests cause significant losses to maize grains both in the fieldsand in storage. Maize
weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) and larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus) are among the …

In the present study, the effect of enzyme pretreatment on essential oil recoveries from sweet
basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves was evaluated. Moreover, the consideration on the use …

The essential oil of basil (Ocimum basilicum) has significant biological activity against insect
pests and can be extracted through various techniques. This work aimed to optimize and …

Vector management is an important challenge and burden to developing countries.
Frequent and indiscriminate application of chemical insecticides for vector control has …

The present study was conducted to evaluate the insecticidal property of Ocimum basilicum
(L.) against cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fab.). The bioactive compounds from …

The efficacy of Xylopia aethiopica leaf dust and extract on Callosobruchus maculatus and
Sitophilus oryzae was evaluated at different doses (1.0–3.0 g and 50.0-100 mg-ml) with 10 …

Hexane extracts of certain botanicals were evaluated in the laboratory for their oral, contact,
fumigant toxicity and repellent activity at 5% concentration against rice weevil Sitophilus …

In the present study, botanicals (11 nos.) were extracted using ethyl acetatesolvent (mid-
polar) and evaluated for their fumigant toxicity and repellentactivity at 5% concentration …

Farmers of the country usually store grains in modern bins as well as in traditional storage
structures for their consumption and seed purposes. Several insect pests have been …

Abstract Bushmint (Hyptis suaveolens Poit) is a weed with pesticidal properties that have
been explored in managing pests of agricultural and medicinal importance. The objective of …