Botanical defence: medicinal plants as botanical insecticides against Locustana pardalina Walker (Orthoptera: Acrididae).

Mbuyiswa AN, Gwanya HY, Phokwe OJ, Gxaba N, Manganyi MC

DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2026.1833553
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in insect science
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@article{allodium:10.3389/finsc.2026.1833553,
  title = {Botanical defence: medicinal plants as botanical insecticides against Locustana pardalina Walker (Orthoptera: Acrididae).},
  author = {Mbuyiswa AN and Gwanya HY and Phokwe OJ and Gxaba N and Manganyi MC},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in insect science},
  doi = {10.3389/finsc.2026.1833553},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2026.1833553}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Botanical defence: medicinal plants as botanical insecticides against Locustana pardalina Walker (Orthoptera: Acrididae).
AU  - Mbuyiswa AN
AU  - Gwanya HY
AU  - Phokwe OJ
AU  - Gxaba N
AU  - Manganyi MC
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in insect science
DO  - 10.3389/finsc.2026.1833553
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AN, M., HY, G., OJ, P., N, G., & MC, M. (2026). Botanical defence: medicinal plants as botanical insecticides against Locustana pardalina Walker (Orthoptera: Acrididae).. Frontiers in insect science. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2026.1833553

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