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First record of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), in the Republic of Niger

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

C. Adda ,
C. Borgemeister ,
W.G. Meikle ,
R.H. Markham ,
I. Olaleye ,
K.S. Abdou  and
M.O. Zakari
C. Adda
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Plant Health Management Division, Cotonou, Republic of Benin
C. Borgemeister*
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Plant Health Management Division, Cotonou, Republic of Benin
W.G. Meikle
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Plant Health Management Division, Cotonou, Republic of Benin
R.H. Markham
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Plant Health Management Division, Cotonou, Republic of Benin
I. Olaleye
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Plant Health Management Division, Cotonou, Republic of Benin
K.S. Abdou
Affiliation:
Direction de Protection des Végétaux, Niamey, Republic of Niger
M.O. Zakari
Affiliation:
Direction de Protection des Végétaux, Niamey, Republic of Niger
*
Dr. Christian Borgemeister, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Plant Health Management Division, B.P. 08–0932, Cotonou, Rep. of Benin.
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 86 , Issue 1 , February 1996 , pp. 83 - 85
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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