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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