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- ↑ "Krishikosh: Management of banana pseudostem weevil, Odoiporus longicollis (Olivier), using safe chemicals and bio-rational methods". krishikosh.egranth.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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- ↑ "Rhynchophorinae of Southeastern Polynesia (Coleoptera : Curculionidae)" (PDF). Pacific Insects 10 (1): 47-77 10 May 1968. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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