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Original Articles

Sexual dimorphism of antennal, tarsal and ovipositor chemosensilla in the African stemborer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Pages 403-412 | Accepted 20 Apr 2006, Published online: 31 May 2013

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