African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6837

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of seasonality on abundance of African weaver ant Oecophyllalonginoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in cashew agro-ecosystems in Tanzania

Moses I. Olotu
  • Moses I. Olotu
  • Department of Life Sciences, Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE), P. O. Box 2513 Iringa, Tanzania
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  •  Received: 13 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 31 March 2016
  •  Published: 21 April 2016

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