ANOGWIH, J.A. and MAKANJUOLA, W.A.
In this study, the natural environment of Poecilia reticulata (Guppy) was simulated to estimate an efficient guppy-mosquitolarvae density that can be used for routine biological control practice. The fish predatory pattern was evaluated in the pr...
ONIYA, M.O. and FAJIWE, O.O.The ovicidal activity of calcium hypochlorite was investigated in the laboratory using eggs of Bulinus globosus collected froma fresh water stream in Ipogun Village, Ondo State, Nigeria. Calcium hypochlorite concentrations of 3mg/l, 4mg/l, 6mg/l...
ONADEKO, A.B., RODEL, M.O., EGONMWAN, R.I. 1 and SALIU, J.K. The herpetofauna of part of the south-western (Lagos, Ogun and Oyo States) and south-eastern (Cross River State) regionswere investigated. Specimens were located opportunistically during visual surveys. Both regions fall in the tropical zone, and...
OMBUGADU, R.J., MAKPO, J.K., BANYINGI, H.A. and EKE, S.S.
The prevalence of human intestinal parasitic infections with special reference to Entamoeba histolytica was conducted inKeffi and Karu Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, with a view to provide information for effective controlstra...
AYINLA, O.A., ANYANWU, P.E., EBONWU, B.I., AYAOBU-COOKEY, I.K., HAMZAT, M.B.,
IHIMEKPEN, A.F., MATANMI, M.A., AFOLABI, E.S., OLALUWOYE, B.L. and AJIJO, M.R.
The mass culture of the micro-alga, Chaetoceros gracilis, a live-food for feeding the larval stages of Black Tiger shrimp,Penaeus monodon, was carried out in the in-door shrimp hatchery of Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and MarineResearch. G...
FASASI, K. A.The effect of age of honeybee queens of Apis mellifera adansonii on rate of brood production was studied using Langstrothhives. Brood productivity of young queens (24 days old) and old queens (18 months old) was investigated and compared byextr...
AYO-OLALUSI, C.I. 1 and UGWUMBA, A.A.A.Investigations were carried out on the growth performance of juvenile Clarias gariepinus using four different feedingfrequencies. Two hundred and forty juveniles (8.6 +0.0 g) were stocked in eight aquaria tanks (120 x 60 x 80 cm) to a capacityof...
UKPAI, O.M. and ELUWA, M.C.
Lymphatic filariasis, an ancient disease is a major global problem infecting more than 120 million men, women and children.Vectors for the causative agent Wuchereria bancrofti were investigated in Abia State, Nigeria. Of all the mosquito vectorse...
SOWEMIMO, O., IPADEOLA, A. and OMOKUNGBE, A.
An epidemiological survey was undertaken to study the prevalence and intensity of infection with Toxocara cati in someselected domestic cats from two communities in south-western Nigeria. Faecal samples of 200 cats were collected through adirect...
OKOGWU, O.I. and UGWUMBA, O.A.
Fish abundance and diversity in Mid-Cross River, Nigeria, were studied monthly for 18 months commencing from March 2005in order to stimulate sustainable management of the fisheries of the entire Cross River. Fish samples were collected fromfisher...
EKWUNIFE, C.A., EZEAGU, K.A. and OZUMBA, N.A.A cross sectional survey was carried out to determine the prevalence of E. histolytica among students living in three hostelsof Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, between January- April 2007. Fresh feaces were collected and examined from a total of...
ONIMISI, H.U.and ONIYE, S.J.The morphometric parameters of 266 Auchenoglanis occidentalis obtained from Zaria Reservoir were examined. The weight ofA occidentalis sampled ranged from 12.0-800.0 g, the largest male weighed 660.0 g while the female was 800.0 g.The length-weig...