Microsporidian, haplosporidian, and eugregarine parasites present in populations of Meligethes aeneus F. in Sweden

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-89

  Lipa, J ^a   Ebkom, B ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAPLOSPORIDIA; MELIGETHES AENEUS;

EID: 33645114464     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710310005536     Document Type: Article

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