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Host plants of Stictococcus vayssierei Richard (Stictococcidae) in non-crop vegetation in the Congo Basin and implications for developing scale management options

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Pages 339-345 | Received 04 Jan 2008, Accepted 31 Mar 2009, Published online: 09 Sep 2009

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