PRODUCTION OF PESTICIDE FROM LOCALLY MADE MATERIALS IN COMPARISON TO LOCAL MARKET

Student: Fatimah Temitope Aremu
Supervisor: Mrs D. A. Adeyemi
HOD: Dr Christiana Adeyemi
Department of BIOCHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Applied Science and Technology
Federal Polytechnic, offa, Kwara State

Abstract

A mashed was made to produce organic pesticide from natural material as a substitute for chemical pesticides the organic pesticides. The organic pesticides was produced by combining tomato leaves, chili, garlic, Neem leaves, Scent leaves, Pignut, Marigold leaves, and soap solution. The organic pesticide was sprayed on a separate portion of the SLT Botanical Garden for its effectiveness and there was reduction in the population of the pests found in the area shows in which the organic pesticide that is prepared by it’s formulations can control pests on the farm. keywords : Pest, pesticides, chemical pesticides, effectiveness

Full-Text Access Notice

In accordance with the NERD Policy on promoting peer-reviewed publication, public access to the full text of a project, thesis or dissertation is restricted for three years, allowing the author and supervisors sufficient time to pursue peer-reviewed publication. During this period, researchers with legitimate academic or research purposes may request authorisation directly from the author to enable NERD to release the indexed full texts of the work using the form below.

Request authorisation from the author