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Research Article

Fumigant toxicity of three Satureja species on tomato leafminers, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

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Pages 724-735 | Received 02 Mar 2020, Accepted 07 May 2020, Published online: 21 May 2020

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