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- ↑ Lupi et al. 2009
- ↑ "A Century of Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A History of Research and Management with an Emphasis on the United States | Journal of Integrated Pest Management". jipm.oxfordjournals.org. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "A Century of Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A History of Research and Management with an Emphasis on the United States | Journal of Integrated Pest Management". jipm.oxfordjournals.org. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2022.