Interspecies interference of oviposition behaviour in the cowpea weevils callosobruchus rhodesianus (pic) and callosobruchus maculatus (f.)

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 251-255

  Giga, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; Callosobruchus rhodesianus, oviposition; Interference

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745346524     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742758400016441     Document Type: Article

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