Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6567
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Diatomaceous earths: Alternative insecticides to Malathion in the Soudano-Guinean agro-ecological zone of Cameroon against stored maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Elias Nchiwan Nukenine
  • Elias Nchiwan Nukenine
  • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon.
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Gabriel Tagne Fotso
  • Gabriel Tagne Fotso
  • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon.
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Simon Pierre Yinyang Danga
  • Simon Pierre Yinyang Danga
  • Department of Physiological Sciences and Biochemistry, University of Garoua, Cameroon.
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Katamssadan Haman Tofel
  • Katamssadan Haman Tofel
  • Department of Phytosanitary Protection, ISABEE, The University of Bertoua, Cameroon
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Jean Wini Goudoungou
  • Jean Wini Goudoungou
  • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bamenda, Cameroon.
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Cornel Adler
  • Cornel Adler
  • Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany, Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Products Protection, Königin-Luise Str.19, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
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  •  Received: 12 July 2023
  •  Accepted: 04 September 2023
  •  Published: 29 February 2024

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