Claim · model-written summary
D. tripetela oil caused complete mortality of both named pest species in 24 hours.
- Taxon
- cowpea and maize grains
Vigna unguiculata
Zea mayse1 - Treatment
- D. tripetelae0
- Interactor
- Callosobruchus maculatus
Callosobruchus maculatuse0pest - Second interactor
- Sitophilus zeamais
Sitophilus zeamaise0pest - Outcome
- mortality of adultse0
- Value
- 100%e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Essential oils of D. tripetela and P. guineense achieved 100% mortality of adults of Callosobruchus maculatus and Sitophilus zeamais in 24 h”
e1“protecting cowpea and maize grains during storage”
Title
E. U. Okonkwo; W. I. Okoye International Journal of Pest Management 1996. doi:10.1080/09670879609371985
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Intervention effect D. tripetela powder was more effective than three other powders for complete adult Sitophilus zeamais mortality.
- Intervention effect D. tripetela powder matched pirimiphosmethyl for complete adult weevil mortality after storage.
- Observation No F1 offspring emerged except under M. myristica, X. aethiopica, and untreated controls.
- Intervention effect P. guineense oil caused complete mortality of both named pest species in 24 hours.
- Intervention effect Seed oils suppressed F1 offspring in cowpea and maize grain except cowpea treated with X. aethiopica, protecting storage for up to four months.
- Intervention effect Oils changed cowpea grain color from white to orange.
- Intervention effect Oils changed maize grain color from white to orange.
- Intervention effect M. myristica seed powder changed maize grain color from white to orange.