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Risk assessment of Episimus unguiculus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a biological control agent of Schinus terebinthifolia (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) in Hawaii, USA

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Pages 365-387 | Received 19 Sep 2018, Accepted 16 Dec 2018, Published online: 09 Jan 2019

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