First record of dacus vertebratus, dacus frontalis and initial observations on zeugodacus cucurbitae in the ruzizi plain, albertine rift zone, DRC - 2026
Cokola Cuma, Marcellin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Entomologie, Phytopathologie et Productions Innovantes (EPPI) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre
Bokonon-Ganta, Aimé H.
Murungi, Lucy Kananu
Bisimwa, Espoir Basengere
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English
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First record of dacus vertebratus, dacus frontalis and initial observations on zeugodacus cucurbitae in the ruzizi plain, albertine rift zone, DRC
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