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The identity and pest potential of Oxycarenus spp. (Hem., Lygaeidae) in Ghana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Dennis Leston
Dennis Leston
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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The distribution, habitat and cultivated and wild host-plants of the four species of Oxycarenus found in Ghana are given. O. hyalinipennis (Costa), primarily a savanna species, attacks the seeds of okra, kenaf and cotton; the other species are unlikely to attain pest status. A key to the species is given.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 60 , Issue 2 , December 1970 , pp. 285 - 289
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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