Antifeedant and insecticidal activity of four medicinal plants from arid regions on adults of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)

Authors

  • Mouna Attafi Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria; Laboratory of Ecosystems Diversity and Agricultural Production Systems Dynamics in Arid Zones (DEDSPAZA), University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1690-5514
  • Fatma Allache Demnati Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria; Laboratory of Development of Automatic and Intelligent Control Systems in Agriculture in Arid Regions, University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria
  • Fatima Adjal Departement of Industrial Chemistry, University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria
  • Wafa Laimeche Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24425/jppr.2026.1433

Abstract

Antifeedant and insecticidal activity of four medicinal plants from arid regions on adults of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)

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2026-07-01

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Attafi, Mouna, et al. “Antifeedant and Insecticidal Activity of Four Medicinal Plants from Arid Regions on Adults of the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium Castaneum (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)”. Journal of Plant Protection Research, vol. 66, no. 2, July 2026, pp. 162-71, doi:10.24425/jppr.2026.1433.

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