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The physicochemical investigation of termiticidal components from the local trees, Juniperus procera and croton megalocarpus
(1995)
For many years various methods have been employed to control termite and prevent damage by termites on buildings, trees and other plants. Termiticides of various kinds have been used but there has been a general concern ...
Essential oils of some plants of the family capparidaceae. as repellents for the brown ear tick, rhipicephalus appendiculatus and the maize weevil, sitophilus zeamais.
(1995)
This thesis describes a chemical and bioactivity study of the
essential oils of five tropical plant species of the family
capparidaceae, namely Boscia angustifolia A. Rich var.
angustifolia, Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch, ...
Characterisation of immune responses in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus Aethiops) following vaccination with leishmania donovani antigen
(1995)
Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe systemic human disease which is always fatal
if left untreated. The treatment is however expensive, painful and has
unpleasant side effects as repeated courses or a change of drugs is ...
Photosynthesis and related processes of two mangrove species: rhizophora mucronata and ceriops tagal at Gazi Bay, Kenya
(1995)
Measurements were made of the gas exchange properties, water use efficiency and water relations of two
mangrove species of the Rhizophoraceae family in the dry and wet seasons of 1992 at Gazi Bay, Kenya.
The rates of ...
Phlebotomine sandfly (diptera: psychodidae) behaviour and utilization of termite hills and animalburrows in Baringo district, Kenya.
(1995)
A field based project to study the behaviour and utilization of termite hills and
animal burrows by phlebotomtne sandflies in Baringo District, Kenya was undertaken.
The trapping of sandflles was done in two areas; around ...
Assessment Of Reproductive Status Of Free Ranging Female African Elephants (loxodonta Africana) Using Non-invasive Techniques.
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
The major aims of this study were to evaluate the
feasibility of using non-invasive techniques fo r th e
assessment of the reproductive status in free ranging African
elephant females. In order to find the behavioral ...
Phaseolus Vulgaris Nodulating Rhizobia In Some Kenyan Soils
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Root nodules from bean plants and soil samples were
collected from several sites in farms located in Kiambu, Nakuru,
and Nyamira districts. In addition soil only was collected from
the botanical garden in Chiromo campus ...
Pathophysiological effects of a DNA virus infection on the host tsetse fly glossina morsitans centralis (Diptera: Glossinidae)
(1995)
Pathology of the Tsetse DNA virus and the effects of the infection on the
physiology of the fly were studied in Glossina m. centralis flies artificially inoculated
with the virus homogenate during the third instar larval ...