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Manuscript received on 2 November 2013 and revised on 8 December 2013

A.E. Ekram, I. Sarker, M.P.E. Shaekh, R. Khatun, K. M. F. Hoque

EFFECT OF ETHYL METHANE SULFONATE (EMS) ON INCUBATION PERIOD, PUPAL PERIOD AND REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF LADYBIRD BEETLE, EPILACHNA VIGINTIOCTOPUNCTATA FAB

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