Mosquitoes are perilously nuisance for human welfare due to transmission of life threatening malarial parasites. Anopheles gambiae is one of the important mosquitoes species transmitting causal organism of malaria ...

Repellent activity of essential oils extracted from the leaves of Otostegia integrifolia and Stephania abyssinica, roots of Echinops kebericho and seeds of Millettia ferruginea and Datura stramonium were tested against ...

In this study, the bio-potential of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae was tested against Aedes aegypti under laboratory conditions. The study includes the analysis of the attractive response, survival ...

Abstract Molecular characterization of germplasm is important for sustainable exploitation of crops. DNA diversity was measured using inter-retrotransposon-amplified-polymorphism and inter-simple-sequence-repeat markers ...

This study was conducted in Shewa robit, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia by collecting the composite samples to compare the three different study districts (Kebele 1, Kebele 2, and Kebele 3) during November- January 2013 ...

The seeds of Zea mays were disinfected by 5% sodium hypochlorite. In a pot experiment the aqueous leaf extract of E. camaldulensis was applied in three different concentrations along a control. Results revealed that height, ...

Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) weed is an annual herb in the family Asteraceae which is characterized by deep tap root, pale green leaves and an erect stem that becomes woody gradually. It is very harmful to ...

The leaves of Plantago lanceolata have been used for centuries to treat diseases. Currently there is an increasing incidence of multiple antibiotic resistances in microorganisms which is a major threat. Widespread overuse ...

Fruits and vegetables are source of nutrients, micronutrients, vitamins and fiber which are important for health and wellbeing of human. However, they are also well recognized as potential sources of bacterial infections. The ...

Water is one of the most vital natural resources known on the earth. The quality of drinking water is degrading by various sources of contaminants. The analysis of Bacteriological and physio-chemical quality from hand dug ...