Preliminary study on the occurrence and species composition of astigmatic mites (Acari: Astigmata) in samples of dust, debris and residues from farming environments in Poland

Annals of Agriculture and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-252

  Solarz, Krzysztof ^a   Szilman, Piotr ^a   Szilman, Ewa ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Farming; Glycyphagus; Lepidoglyphus; Occupational biohazards; Storage mites

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004697965     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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