Influence of fluorescent brighteners on the field activity of the celery looper nucleopolyhedrovirus

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-98

  Vail, Patrick V ^a   Hoffmann, Darlene F ^a   Tebbets, J Steven ^a  

^a Hort Crops Research Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 0033150147     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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