African bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina Delile) (family Asteraceae) has been reported as a potential medicinal plant for India in view of its use in treatment of multiple diseases. A species of African origin has been found under cultivation in selected pockets of central and eastern India. The...

In 2008, the invasive tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae), a pest of solanaceous crops, was identified for the first time as the cause of serious damage on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.; Solanaceae) crops in Benin. Since then, frequent outbreaks have been observed on...

The present paper deals with Vernonia amygdalina Delile, an African medicinal plant belonging to the family Asteraceae which has been found in cultivation in different places of Central and Eastern India as well as an escape from cultivation. The aim of this paper is to report its availability in...

The two most commonly used medicinal plants as traditional healers were identified (Vernonia amygdalina and Leonotis nepetaefolia) and were tested for their effectiveness as antiparasitic drugs on the gastrointestinal parasites of goats in some sectors of Huye and Gisagara districts of Rwanda. A...

An experiment was conducted at Bako Agricultural Research Center for two cropping seasons (2007 and 2008) with the objective of determining the effectiveness of some locally available plant species (botanicals) in controlling covered smut (Sphacelotheca sorghi) of sorghum. The botanicals tested...

Use of synthetic pesticides in developing countries is not only limited by their being expensive but also the small (uneconomic) fields whose limited production costs cannot offset costs of agricultural implements like agro-chemicals. Subsistence farmers, therefore, have no choice but to use local...

A structured questionnaire was administered to 179 individuals living in Bolifamba village, Cameroon to investigate the types of traditional insect repellents they use to prevent mosquito bites and other insect bites [date not given]. Among the respondents, 91 (50.8%) were using conventional insect ...

The efficacy of Milton solution (containing 1% v/v sodium hypochlorite) and four wood ashes prepared from Vernonia amygdalina (Va), Tectona spp. (Ts) Gliricidia sepium (Gs) and Cassia siamea [Senna siamea] (Cs) were tested against storage rot of kolanuts (Cola nitida). The effects of the nut...

Two-year trials conducted by farmers in Busia, Western Kenya, using extracts of Tithonia diversifolia (combined with Melia azedarach, Cassia spectabilis, C. siamea, sisal [Agave sisalana], Vernonia amygdalina and tobacco) to protect crops from termite [Isoptera] attack are described. A termite trap ...

In Nigeria, deforestation, which leads to tremendous loss of biodiversity, is well advanced and about 90% of its rain forest has already been cleared. The Nigerian environment is also beset with many other problems including a food crisis. To address these problems the research project 'Development ...