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Chapter 27. BJ Southgate. 1978. The importance of the Bruchidae as pests of grain legumes, their distribution and control. Pages 219-229. In: SR Singh, HF van Emden, and T Ajibola Taylor (editors). Pests of Grain Legumes: Ecology and Control. Academic Press, London, 454 pages.

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