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Semiochemical footprints of the predaceous coccinellid beetle, Menochilus sexmaculatus, deter Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from feeding on Parthenium

Arvind Kumar PatelDepartment of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Vipin SinghDepartment of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Priya PatelDepartment of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Bhupendra KumarDepartment of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dinesh KumarDepartment of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Pages 201-205 | Received 07 Apr 2018, Accepted 11 Oct 2018, Published online: 25 Oct 2018

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