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Original Articles

Evaluation of three aqueous plant extracts and Lamdacot in controlling eggplant fruit borer (Daraba laisalis Wlk.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in north-eastern Nigeria

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Pages 2519-2524 | Received 07 Sep 2012, Accepted 09 Sep 2012, Published online: 16 Oct 2012

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