Termite distribution and damage to crops on smallholder farms in southern malawi

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-49

  Munthali, D C ^a   Logan, J W M ^b   Wood, T G ^c   Nyirenda, G K C ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Isoptera; Smallholder farmers; Southern Malawi; Termites

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037853821     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s174275840001657x     Document Type: Article

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