Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

The mating behaviour of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Coleoptera : Curculionidae)

Richard P. Uzakah
  • Richard P. Uzakah
  • Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Johnson A. Odebiyi
  • Johnson A. Odebiyi
  • Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 10 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 18 May 2015
  •  Published: 30 May 2015

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