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Using CT-scanning technology to quantify damage of the stem-boring beetle, Aphanasium australe, a biocontrol agent of Hakea sericea in South Africa

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Pages 33-41 | Received 21 Jun 2019, Accepted 11 Oct 2019, Published online: 07 Nov 2019

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