February 2015

Identification of bovine tick species and their prevalence in and around Sebeta Town, Ethiopia

A cross sectional study was conducted from October, 2013 to March, 2014 in and around Sebeta town to identify different tick species infesting cattle, determine the prevalence and assess the risk factors for infestation. Adult ticks were collected from purposively selected 384 cattle and identified to the species level. Host related risk factors such as age, sex and body conditions were also collected. A total of 1,449...

Author(s): Gurmessa Huruma. , Mukarim Abdurhaman., Solomon Gebre. and Benti Deresa.

February 2015

Effects of biopesticides on developmental stages and longevity of Callosobruchus maculatus in some leguminous grains

The study deals with the effects of biopesticides or botanical treatments and a synthetic chemical (pirimiphos methyl) on the developmental stages and longevity of Callosobruchus maculatus in Vegan unguiculata, V. subterranea and Cajanus cajan and to suppress or delay the development of this pest. The biopesticide concentrations were 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and1.0 g per 20 g of each grain and that of synthetic chemical...

Author(s): Felicia N. Ekeh, Gregory E. Odo, Ekechukwu Nkiru, Agwu, E. J., Clara Ikegbunam and Haruna Ada, S.