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Identification of major components of larviposition pheromone from larvae of tsetse fliesGlossina morsitans morsitans Westwood andGlossina morsitans centralis Machado
(Journal of Chemical Ecology, 1996-01-06)
The presence of pheromones produced by larvae ofGlossina morsitans morsitans andG. m. centralis, respectively, which attract gravid females and result in aggregation of pupae, is confirmed. Behavioral experiments indicated ...
Heavy metals in mosquito larval habitats in urban Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya, and their impact
(Ecotoxicol Environ Saf., 2008-05)
Concentrations and distribution of cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese and zinc in
mosquito larval habitats in urban Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya and their effect on the presence of
Anopheles gambiae, Aedes ...
Biflavonoids from an Ethno-Medicinal Plant Ochna holtzii Gilg
(OMICS Publishing Group, 2014)
Ochna holtzii Gilg is a medicinal plant used extensively at the Kenya Coast for the treatment of various ailments.
From solvent extracts of the root and stem barks of O. holtzii, seven constituents were isolated by ...
Structure-activity studies of modified citrus limonoids as antifeedants for Colorado potato beetle larvae, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
(WILEY, 2011-04-05)
Limonin and ten structurally modified limonins were evaluated as antifeedants against 4th instar larvae of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, in no-choice leaf dics assays. The epoxide and furan ...
Studies on limonoid insect antifeedants
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 1986-01-07)
Limonin, deoxylimonin, citrolin, obacunone, harrisonin and acetoxyharrisonin were assayed as potential antifeedanfe against the African crop pests, Spodoptera exempta, Eldana saccharina and Manica testulalis. Even at the ...
Humidity effects on response ofArgas persicus (Oken) to guanine, an assembly pheromone of ticks
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers, 1989-03)
The assembly behavior of the tickArgas persicus Oken in response to guanine has been found to be humidity dependent. Nymphal and adult maleA. persicus assemble on guanine-treated paper disks only at low relative humidities ...
Ethnoknowledge of Bukusu community on livestock tick prevention and control in Bungoma district, western Kenya
(Elselvier, 2012-01)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: To date, nomadic communities in Africa have been the primary focus of ethnoveterinary research. The Bukusu of western Kenya have an interesting history, with nomadic lifestyle in the past ...
Livestock farmers’ perception and epidemiology of bovine trypanosomosis in Kwale District, Kenya
(Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2007-06)
We did cross-sectional surveys in Kwale District, Kenya to determine the epidemiology of bovine trypanosomosis and livestock owners’ perceptions of the disease. The surveys involved relative importance of trypanosomosis, ...
Anti-mosquito and antimicrobial nor-halimanoids, isocoumarins and an anilinoid from Tessmannia densiflora
(Elselvier, 2009-07)
The nor-halimane diterpenoid tessmannic acid and its methyl, 2-methylisopropyl and 1-methylbutyl esters, the unusual isocoumarins 8-hydroxy-6-methoxy-3-pentylisocoumarin and 7-chloro-8-hydroxy-6-methoxy-3-pentylisocoumarin, ...
Volatile Constituents of Essential Oil of Tarconanthus camphoratus L.
(Taylor & Francis, 1994)
The leaf oil of Tarconanthus camphoratus (Compositae) was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Sixty compounds representing ca. 95% of the oil were identified. The major components were α-fencyl alcohol (29.1%), 1,8-cineole (16.5%) ...