Unorthodox or Traditional medicine refers to medical practices that evolved with indigenous people and have been introduced to other cultures through emigration. This study determined the prevalence of malaria and tuberculosis ...

Sweet orange (Citrus sinesis) is consumed all over the world. It is an excellent source of vitamin C which is a powerful antioxidant that helps in building the body immune system. However, the activities of microorganisms ...

In order to adapt to the toxic compounds of plant origin which they constantly encounter during their feeding activities, insects have enzymes which facilitate detoxification. Such enzymes include glutathione-S-transferase ...

Vegetables are valuable sources of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. They are major components of Nigerian diets as in other parts of the world. The use of herbicides and insecticides in crop production had led to the ...

Mosquitoes are dipterous insects of serious public health importance as various species are vectors of diseases. Anophelesspecies are chief nuisance organisms, acting as vector of the various Plasmodium species that cause ...

Human activities and rapid industrial development have contributed immensely to environmental pollution and other public health hazards. Contamination of the environment constitutes a menace to plants and other soil ...

A total number of twenty two (22) toads from the genus Sclerophrys and 8 frogs from the genera Hemisus, Ptychadena and Rana were collected from the six selected habitats in Akure North Local Government Area, Ondo state. ...

The effectiveness of postharvest treatments with hot air and steam to control green mold growth and keeping quality were studied on orange fruits. Wholesome oranges were artificially inoculated with Penicillium digitatum. ...

Fungi of the genera Aspergillus, Geotrichum., Mucor;: Rhizopus and Saccharomyces 'were isolated from selected agro-industrial wastes undergoing / biodeterioration. Media into which the wastes were incorporated served ...

The potentials of storing dried cocoa powder in polythene-in-polythene, polythene-in-hessian and polythene-in- 000 paper box packages at 15 C, 28 C and 40 C over a period of three months were investigated. Of the ...