Evaluation of acaricidal efficacy of Synadenium glaucescens (Euphorbiaceae) against 
boophilus species

Vitus Alberto Nyigo; Robinson Hermmerton Mdegela; Hamisi Massanja Malebo; Faith Philemon Mabiki; Gerda Fouche

doi:10.5897/JMPR2016.6099

Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0875
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
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Evaluation of acaricidal efficacy of Synadenium glaucescens (Euphorbiaceae) against boophilus species

Vitus Alberto Nyigo

Vitus Alberto Nyigo
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3021 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Robinson Hermmerton Mdegela

Robinson Hermmerton Mdegela
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3021 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Hamisi Massanja Malebo

Hamisi Massanja Malebo
Department of Traditional Medicine Research, National Institute for Medical Research, Barack Obama Drive, P. O. Box 9653, 11101 Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
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Faith Philemon Mabiki

Faith Philemon Mabiki
Department of Physical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3038, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Gerda Fouche

Gerda Fouche
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Biosciences, P. O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
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Article Number - ACBBBC558777
Vol.10(21), pp. 278-285 , June 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR2016.6099

Received: 15 March 2016
Accepted: 04 May 2016
Published: 03 June 2016

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