The search for alternative ways of controlling sericultural pests has led to the investigation of plant sources for naturally occurring compounds which may have Insect growth regulatory, feeding deterrency, repellency and confusantcy characteristics. More than 2000 species of the families Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Euphorbiaceae are known that possess some insecticidal activity. Plants with inse...

Foliar and petiole micro-morphological characteristics of some members the genus Vernonia namely; amygdalina Del. (bitter variety), (non-bitter cinerea (L) Less., galamensis (Cass.) adoensis Sch. Bip. in Jos, Nigeria was investigated to provide additional characters support existing taxonomic information regarding species. Epidermal peels fresh leaves were made transverse sections petioles cut ...

The study determined if administration of Vernonia amygdalina and Carica papaya plants provides synergistic effects in ameliorating plasmodium infection in mice. Thirty mice (17.88-25.3 g) were divided into 6 groups of 5 mice each. Group 1 was normal control, while groups 2-6 were intraperitoneally inoculated 2.5 × 107Plasmodium berghei parasitized red blood cell, followed by daily administrati...