Anystis baccarum - An apple orchard assassin

Biologist

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 324-327

  Cuthbertson, Andrew G S ^a   Murchie, Archie K ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANYSTIS BACCARUM; INVERTEBRATA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 30544432239     PISSN: 00063347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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