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Effect of the medicinal plant Withania somnifera on the development of a medico-veterinary pest Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

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Pages 171-187 | Received 24 Feb 2021, Accepted 08 May 2021, Published online: 25 May 2021

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