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Post introductory risk assessment studies on Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a classical biological control agent of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in India

P.N. Ganga Visalakshy Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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K.P. Jayanth† Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore, IndiaView further author information
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S.K. Ghosh† Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore, India
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M. Chaudhary† Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore, India
Pages 1083-1086 | Received 07 Jul 2008, Published online: 17 Dec 2008

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