Methods for assessment of contaminants of invertebrate biological control agents and associated risks

Environmental Impact of Invertebrates for Biological Control of Arthropods: Methods and Risk Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 145-165

  Goettel, Mark S ^a   Inglis, G Douglas ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

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