Strategies for the use of entomopathogens in the control of the desert locust and other acridoid pests

Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada

Volumn , Issue 171, 1997, Pages 5-25

  Prior, C ^a,c   Streett, D A ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4039/entm129171005-1     Document Type: Article

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