African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Oviposition strategy of Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in relation to conspecific infestation

Danho Mathias*
  • Danho Mathias*
  • Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Yamoussoukro, Côte d?Ivoire. Département de Formation et de Recherche Agriculture et Ressources Animales (DFR-ARA). Laboratoire de Zoologie Agricole et Entomologie. BP 1313 Yamoussoukro, Côte d?Ivoire.
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Alabi Taofic
  • Alabi Taofic
  • Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, 2 Passage des Déportés, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgique Belgium.
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Haubruge Eric
  • Haubruge Eric
  • Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, 2 Passage des Déportés, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgique Belgium.
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Francis Fréderic
  • Francis Fréderic
  • Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, 2 Passage des Déportés, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgique Belgium.
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  •  Received: 29 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 09 January 2015
  •  Published: 22 January 2015

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