Intrahemocoelic toxins for lepidopteran pest management

Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 307-320

  Schmidt, Nina Richtman ^a   Bonning, Bryony C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420060201     Document Type: Chapter

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