Environmental Research Journal
Year:
2012
Volume:
6
Issue:
3
Page No.
158 - 163
Establishment of the Presence of Moth: Niphograpta albiguttalis (Warner)
(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Biological Control Agent of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia
crassipes) in Waterways of Lagos and Ogun States, Southwestern Nigeria
Authors :
O.A. Oke,
B.A. Adelaja,
C.N. Emuh
and
O.J. Taiwo
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