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Insecticidal Effects of Natural Preservatives on Insect Pests of Smoked African Mud Catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)
Author(s): Ayeloja AA and George FOA Ayeloja AA and George FOA
The insecticidal affects some of natural preservatives: ginger, garlic, pepper, garlic-ginger and homogenate of garlic-gingerpepper on insect pests of smoked cat fish (Dermestes maculatus and Necrobial rufipes) were investigated. Twenty each of Necrobial rufipes, Dermestes maculatus and larvae of these insects were introduced into each smoked fish product with the various natural insecticides, screened with mosquito net after which the mortality were observed and counted at every 3 days interval for a period of 7 weeks (49 days). The mortality of different species of insect pests and larvae were counted, sensory attributes of the products were evaluated using hedonic scale and ranking method. The entomological data as well as sensory data obtained by ranking the products were converted to percentage while the data obtained using the hedonic scale wa.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7110.1000641