Caveat emptor: Safety considerations for natural products used in arthropod control

American Entomologist

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-13

  Trumble, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 27544499348     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/48.1.7     Document Type: Article

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