African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6924

Full Length Research Paper

Indigenous knowledge on host tree preference of the wild edible Gynanisa maja (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) matches with the laboratory test results in western Zambia

Benjamin Chanda
  • Benjamin Chanda
  • Department of Plant, Animal and Food Sciences, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), P. O. Box 210-40601, Bondo, Kenya.
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Calleb Ochia Olweny
  • Calleb Ochia Olweny
  • Department of Plant, Animal and Food Sciences, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), P. O. Box 210-40601, Bondo, Kenya.
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Donald Chungu
  • Donald Chungu
  • School of Natural Resources, The Copperbelt University, P. O. Box 21692, Kitwe, Zambia.
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  •  Received: 01 January 2022
  •  Accepted: 09 March 2022
  •  Published: 31 May 2022

How to cite this article

APA /
Chanda, B., Olweny, C. O., & Chungu, D. (2022). Indigenous knowledge on host tree preference of the wild edible Gynanisa maja (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) matches with the laboratory test results in western Zambia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 18(5), 330-339.
Chicago /
Benjamin Chanda, Calleb Ochia Olweny and Donald Chungu,  . "Indigenous knowledge on host tree preference of the wild edible Gynanisa maja (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) matches with the laboratory test results in western Zambia." African Journal of Agricultural Research 18, no. 5 (2022): 330-339.
MLA /
Benjamin Ch, et al. "Indigenous knowledge on host tree preference of the wild edible Gynanisa maja (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) matches with the laboratory test results in western Zambia." African Journal of Agricultural Research 18.5 (2022): 330-339.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2022.15922
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/ABBC17069145

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