Theses & Dissertations Open Access Temporal population dynamics of stored maize insect pests and efficacy of safer grain protectants in the smallholder sector of Zimbabwe H. Machekano The overall objective of the study was to establish the efficacies of different inert dusts alone and in combination with safer levels of a synthetic pyrethroid or a bio-pesticide as grain protectants. Parallel on-station ecological studie… RUF-35592 2013 CC BY 4.0 7 Oct 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Fumigant toxicity of five essential oil constituents against major stored-product insect pests of food grains P.K Bett · A.L. Deng · E. A.W. Kamau · S.T Kariuki +5 more Insect pests attacking stored food grains cause substantial losses that undermine food security in sub-Sahara Africa. Subsistence farmers predominantly use traditional plant-based products to protect their grains in storage. In an attempt … RUF-34387 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Essential oils of Cupressus lusitanica and Eucalyptus saligna as fumigants of stored product insect pests: The hope of the future for small-scale farmers P.K Bett · A.L. Deng · S.T Kariuki · J.M. Mihale +3 more Laboratory studies were conducted in the Biotechnology Laboratory, Egerton University, Kenya to determine fumigant activity (space and grain fumigation) of essential oils of the Mexican cypress (C. lusitanica) and Sydney blue gum (E. Salig… RUF-34135 2014 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2015
