Biological Insecticide for the Gypsy Moth

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 16-19

  Podgwaite, John D ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FOREST; GYPCHEK; GYPSY MOTH; UNITED STATES;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; VIRAL DISEASE;

UNITED STATES;

LYMANTRIA DISPAR;

EID: 0033013547     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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