Nitrogen fertilisation improves growth of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) and the performance of the biological control agent, Pareuchaetes insulata (Erebidae)Footnote

^†Current address: Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Benin, P.M.B. 1154, Benin City, Nigeria.

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