History of biological control programs in the united states department of agriculture

American Entomologist

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-49

  Vail, Patrick V ^a   Coulson, Jack R ^b   Kauffman, William C ^c   Dix, M E ^d  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b National Program Staff   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0038206008     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/47.1.24     Document Type: Article

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