Effect of Larval Density on Development of the Coconut Hispine Beetle, <i>Brontispa longissima</i> (Gestro) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

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Figure 1: Effect of Larval Density on Development of the Coconut Hispine Beetle, <i>Brontispa longissima</i> (Gestro) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) 

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

Effect of Larval Density on Development of the Coconut Hispine Beetle, Brontispa longissima (Gestro) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

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