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Biology and host specificity of Ceutorhynchus scrobicollis (Curculionidae; Coleoptera), a root-crown mining weevil proposed as biological control agent against Alliaria petiolata in North America

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Pages 117-138 | Received 22 Sep 2008, Published online: 30 Mar 2009

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