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Activity of digestive proteinases and carbohydrases in the alimentary tract of the fig leaf roller, Choreutis nemorana Hübner (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae)

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Pages 2035-2042 | Received 21 Feb 2013, Accepted 23 Feb 2013, Published online: 29 May 2013

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