Infestation of Chocolate-based Products: Insects Responsible and Origins of Contamination

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 263-267

  Bowditch, T G ^a,b   Madden, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Dept of Prim Indust and Fisheries   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0042807605     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1997.tb01467.x     Document Type: Article

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