People and the gypsy moth: A story of human interactions with an invasive species

American Entomologist

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-190

  Weseloh, Ronald M ^a  

^a Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33746761625     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/49.3.180     Document Type: Article

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