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Research Article

The Infestation State and Reproduction Biology of Pomegranate Butterfly Virachola Livia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Saharan Area of Algeria

Rahma Beddiafa Department of Agronomic Sciences, University of Ouargla, Ouargla, Algeria
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Yasmina Kherbouchea Department of Agronomic Sciences, University of Ouargla, Ouargla, Algeria
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Rekia Abdoualib Department of Agricultural and Forestry Zoology, ENSA, El-Harrach, Algeria
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Amar Eddouda Department of Agronomic Sciences, University of Ouargla, Ouargla, Algeria
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Labed Ababsaa Department of Agronomic Sciences, University of Ouargla, Ouargla, Algeria
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Omar Guezoula Department of Agronomic Sciences, University of Ouargla, Ouargla, Algeria
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Karim Souttouc Faculty of Natural Science and Life, University of Djelfa, Djelfa, AlgeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Makhlouf Sekoura Department of Agronomic Sciences, University of Ouargla, Ouargla, Algeria
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Pages S683-S694 | Published online: 22 May 2020

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