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Research Article

Effect of Trichosanthes anguina L. flower surface wax chemicals as short-range attractants and oviposition stimulants in Diaphania indica (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

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Received 12 Jan 2022, Accepted 31 Aug 2022, Published online: 20 Oct 2022

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