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Insecticidal Activity of Ethanolic Leaf Extracts against the Maize Weevil, sitophilus zeamais Motsch (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Mohammed Salisu Suleiman

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Laboratory studies were conducted in order to evaluate the toxicity of ethanolic leaf extracts of Euphorbia balsamifera Aiton, Lawsonia inermis L., Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC and Senna obtusifolia L. against sitophilus zeamais Motsch.

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Laboratory studies were conducted in order to evaluate the toxicity of ethanolic leaf extracts of Euphorbia balsamifera Aiton, Lawsonia inermis L., Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC and Senna obtusifolia L. against sitophilus zeamais Motsch.

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Laboratory studies were conducted in order to evaluate the toxicity of ethanolic leaf extracts of Euphorbia balsamifera Aiton, Lawsonia inermis L., Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC and Senna obtusifolia L. against sitophilus zeamais Motsch.

Key concepts: Sitophilus, Curculionidae, Maize weevil, Biology, Agronomy, Weevil, Horticulture, Botany

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