Ms. Abubakar et al., The repellant and antifeedant properties of Cyperus articulatus against Tribolium casteneum Hbst., PHYTOTHER R, 14(4), 2000, pp. 281-283
Cyperus articulatus is an insect repellant plant commonly found in Northern
Nigeria and used traditionally in pest control. The light petroleum and me
thanol extracts of the plant's rhizome were evaluated against Tribolium cas
teneum Hbst (the red flour beetle) using standard techniques, The methanol
extract showed more antifeedant property than the light petroleum extract,
while both the extracts were observed to have similar repellant actions. Co
pyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.