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Tropical Pest Management Volume 35, 1989 - Issue 1
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The biology of Sylepta derogata Fabricius (Pyralidae), a lepidopterous pest of okra in Eastern Nigeria

S. C. Anioke Department of Biological Sciences, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria; National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, P. M. B. 7006, Umuahia, Imo State, Nigeria
Pages 78-82 | Published online: 13 Nov 2008

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  • Present address: National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, P. M. B. 7006, Umuahia, Imo State, Nigeria

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