Applications of Parasitoid Virus and Venom Research in Agriculture

Parasitoid Viruses: Symbionts and Pathogens

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 269-283

  Pennacchio, Francesco ^a   Giordana, Barbara ^b   Rao, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384858-1.00022-9     Document Type: Chapter

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