Nutritive value of the larvae of raphia palm beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) and weevil (Rhyncophorus pheonicis)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1822-1828

  Onyeike, Eugene N ^a   Ayalogu, Edward O ^a   Okaraonye, Catherine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Larvae; Nutritive value; Oryctes rhinoceros; Rhyncophorus pheonicis

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; DRYOPHTHORINAE; ORYCTES RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROS;

EID: 23744436140     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2054     Document Type: Article

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