Effect of botanicals on insect pests of cowpea

The cowpea insect pests in the West and Central Africa, and various approaches to control them are reviewed with special emphasis on their advantages and disadvantages. The book discusses how far synthetic pesticides have created problems and how far these may be solved by alternatives from plants. This book will be an important tool of justifying the popular use of some savannah plants to combat insects, microbes or vertebrates in these parts of Africa.

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Dr Oumar A. Adoum was born on 15th may,1952 in Geniena,Western Darfur-Sudan. He obtained his BSc from University of Khartoum, MSc University of Maiduguri and PhD (Organic Chemistry) Bayero University Kano.He is currently An Associate Professor and Head of the Organic Chemistry Unit in the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry BUK, Nigeria.