Biology and management of the red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Potential Invasive Pests of Agricultural Crops

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-34

  Giblin Davis, Robin M ^a   Faleiro, Jose Romeno ^b   Jacas, Josep A ^c   Peña, Jorge E ^d   Vidyasagar, P S P V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Mariella   (India)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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