The potential of bacteria for the microbial control of grasshoppers and locusts

Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada

Volumn , Issue 171, 1997, Pages 147-156

  Zelazny, B ^a,c   Goettel, M S ^b   Keller, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

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EID: 0008209461     PISSN: 0071075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/entm129171147-1     Document Type: Article

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