African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6786

Full Length Research Paper

First record of Dacus (Lophodacus) hamatus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Cameroon, with emphasis on a new host plant Lagenaria siceraria (Cucurbitaceae)

Mokam Didi Gaëlle
  • Mokam Didi Gaëlle
  • Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, P. O. Box 812 Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Aléné Désirée Chantal
  • Aléné Désirée Chantal
  • Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, P. O. Box 812 Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Lumaret Jean-Pierre
  • Lumaret Jean-Pierre
  • UMR 5175, CEFE (Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive), Laboratoire de Zoogéographie, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier III, Route de Mende, 34 199 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
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Delvare Gérard
  • Delvare Gérard
  • CIRAD/UMR CBGP, Campus International de Baillarguet, CS-30 016-F- 34 988 Montferrier sur Lez, France.
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Djieto-Lordon Champlain
  • Djieto-Lordon Champlain
  • Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, P. O. Box 812 Yaounde, Cameroon.
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  •  Accepted: 22 January 2014
  •  Published: 13 February 2014

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