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    Effect of Post-Treatment Temperature on the Insecticidal Activity of Melia volkensii (Gurke) Fruit Extract Against the African Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria (Reiche & Fairmaire)

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    2002
    Author
    Kabaru, JM
    Mwangi, RW
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    Abstract
    The influence of post- treatment temperature on the insecticidal activity of Melia volkensii (Gurke) fruit extract against the African migratory locust, Locusta migratoria (Reiche & Fairmaire) is reported. In laboratory tests conducted on adult locusts, the toxicity of crude 80% methanol extracts of M. volkensii fruit increased by more than 20-fold when the post-treatment temperature was raised from 15ºC to 40ºC. This temperature-dependent toxicity was observed in insects treated either topically or via injection. This phenomenon could partly explain the wide variability in efficacy of M. volkensii fruit extracts reported by different investigators
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    http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajst/article/view/15264
    http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/34483
    Citation
    (Af. J. of Science and Technology: 2002 3(2): 20-23
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    College of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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    • Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) [4284]

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