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Annotated World Bibliography of Host Plants of the Melon Fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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McQuate, Grant T., Liquido, Nicanor J., Nakamichi, Kelly A. A. (2017): Annotated World Bibliography of Host Plants of the Melon Fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Insecta Mundi 2017 (527): 1-339, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5353580

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