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Biological Control Potential of the Scuttle Fly, Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae), on the Home-Invading Pest Luprops tristis (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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Binsha, P., Thomas, Sabu K., Sunny, Justin (2020): Biological Control Potential of the Scuttle Fly, Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae), on the Home-Invading Pest Luprops tristis (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 74 (2): 331-336, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-74.2.331, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-74.2.331

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