Pest control, pesticides, and the public: Attitudes and implications

American Entomologist

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 142-147

  Potter, Michael F ^a   Bessin, Ricardo I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 0348209473     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/44.3.142     Document Type: Article

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