Acaricidal activity of Margaritaria discoidea (Euphorbiaceae) plant extracts against the ticks Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Amblyomma variegatum (Ixodidae)

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 123-129

  Kaaya, Godwin P ^a   Mwangi, Esther N ^a   Malonza, Mutua M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

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EID: 0000024680     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647959508684052     Document Type: Article

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